Mike Figgis

"All drama takes the form of one of 36 situations. That was Georges Polti's theory about theatre, which he put forward in his book The Thirty-Six Dramatic Situations, published in French in the mid-19th century. a century and a half later, Mike Figgis was struggling with a film treatment. He couldn't get it right. But when he turned to Polti's book, the sample situations helped clarify his ideas and broaden the landscape of his creativity. He saw...

The blues is a seven-part documentary film series exploring the evolution of the blues, featuring rare archival performance footage of Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Willie Dixon ... et al., also including over 100 newly-filmed performances by contemporary artists such as B.B. King, Bonnie Raitt, Beck ... et al. singing classic blues songs.

Tony's separation isn't working out, his paroled cousin is giving off bad vibes, his business rival is looking for payback, and his therapist isn't buying into the 'other Tony.' It's enough to send any mob boss over the edge.

A middle class couple on a weekend trip get caught up in an armed liberation struggle. A sarcastic portrait of France in 1967.

Alcoholic Ben Sanderson hits rock bottom and sets off for the lights of Las Vegas, determined to drink himself into oblivion. There he meets and falls in love with Sera, a sexy, seen-it-all hooker. But will their unique and powerful bond be enough to save Ben from himself? Bonus features included.

A man who is a manic-depressive on the verge of self-destruction is saved by the love of the concerned therapist assigned to his case.

'Andrew Crocker-Harris [is] an embittered, middle-aged schoolmaster who begins to feel that his life has been a failure. Diminised by poor health, a crumbling marriage, and the derision of his pupils, the once brilliant scholar is compelled to reexamine his life when a young student offers an unexpected gesture of kindness"--Container.

During the 1960s the UK was the location for a vibrant social revolution. The post-war traditional jazz and folk revival movements sewed the seeds for a new kind of blues music, entirely influenced by the black blues of the USA. Mike Figgis' film mixes interviews with dozens of the key players of the British blues movement with new music from an all-star jam session at the famous Abbey Road studios. Tom Jones, Jeff Beck, Lulu and others revisit classic...

"Dennis Peck (Richard Gere) is a rogue cop who knows his way around the law. For the right price, he'll launder money, fix a bad rap and even commit murder. Now, Raymond Avila (Andy Garcia), an Internal Affairs investigator, is determined to bring him to justice, but Peck isn't going down without a fight. The slick, cold-blooded manipulator intends to take Avila's career, his wife, even his sanity down with him. Mike Figgis (Leaving Las Vegas) directs...