It all begins on Long Island, where homes are filled with expensive Mediterranean furniture, people wear expensive pinstriped suits, and women spend almost all their time at the hairdresser's. Angela DeMarco, wife of aspiring gangster Frank "The Cucumber" DeMarco, is tired of the criminal mentality of those around her and wants a change of scenery. After Cucumber is caught with his mistress and killed by mafia boss Don Tony "Tiger" Russo, two FBI agents decide that Angela and Tony are having an affair. Angela moves with her son to a small apartment in Manhattan, but the agents continue to follow her, linking her activities to the dirty dealings of the mafia. Of course, at the right moment, passion flares up between Angela and agent Mike Downey.

Charles Heath, an eccentric millionaire who has won the lottery twice, lives alone on the remote island of Wallis. He decides to fulfill his dream of reuniting his favorite musical duo, McGwyer Mortimer, by inviting them to perform at his home. Among the guests are former duo member Herb McGwyer and his ex-girlfriend Nell Mortimer. Tensions rise when a storm cuts off their island from the rest of the world, forcing them to deal with past grievances and inner turmoil.

In this contemporary update of Frank H. Spearman's Western hero, Whispering Smith is now a sleuth who arrives in London on holiday, but is soon called in to solve the case of a suicide which the father of the deceased woman thinks was murder.

Late 17th century England, civil wars are raging. Dr. Peter Blood is mistakenly identified as a rebel and sent into slavery on a Jamaican plantation. There, he quickly makes a deadly enemy in the form of the governor of Jamaica, Colonel Bishop, but wins the heart of his beautiful niece, Arabella. Peter and his friends manage to escape from the island by capturing a Spanish ship, and he soon becomes the most famous and successful pirate in the Caribbean. But neither sea battles nor treasure hunts can make the noble pirate forget the image of his beloved...

Elphaba is now known as the Wicked Witch of the West and lives in exile in the forests of Oz. She continues to fight for the rights of animals whose voices are suppressed and tries to reveal the truth about the Wizard. The Good Witch Glinda becomes a public symbol of goodness, lives in the Emerald City palace, and enjoys the benefits of her popularity. At the behest of Madame Morrible, she addresses the people of Oz, assuring them of stability under the Wizard's rule. As Glinda's fame grows and she prepares for her wedding to Prince Fiero, the sorceress begins to worry about her broken relationship with Elphaba. Glinda's attempts to reconcile Elphaba with the Wizard are unsuccessful, which only deepens their conflict.

While Shakespeare was alive, aristocrats indulged in refined nonsense, while ordinary plebeians listened to his brilliant plays for pennies. Attempts to separate William from the masses have been ongoing for 400 years—genius must be expensive and inaccessible. But all these efforts are futile: Shakespeare is indisputable proof of the depth and power of trash culture (trash): he staged his plays for pennies, stole plots from others, and deepened their impact with sex and violence (he figured out to make Juliet a minor, which his predecessors Bandello and Brooke did not do). He did not care about the sets, costumes, quality of acting, or comfort of the audience.

The life story of virtuoso pianist David Helfgott. A joyless childhood under an oppressive father. A youth full of hope and disappointment. Studying at the best music school in the world, his first successes and, finally, worldwide fame.

The story about the misadventures of the eternal favorite of the public, a little tramp, who this time goes to the gold mines of Alaska and as always will delight you with an endless kaleidoscope of tricks and comic situations.

Late 15th century, Eastern Europe. Prince Vlad II lives only for the love of his wife, Princess Elizabeth. When duty calls him to the battlefield to hold back the Turkish invasion, he asks God for only one thing—to spare his wife's life during the war. But Elizabeth dies, and Vlad, angry at God, renounces Him.

400 years later. A priest of a special order examines a vampire who has ended up in a psychiatric hospital, while a lawyer from Paris arrives at Prince Vlad's castle, where Vlad begins to tell him his sad love story.

Ben Sanderson was once a screenwriter, but now he's an alcoholic whose life is rapidly falling apart. After losing his family and job, he goes to Las Vegas with the sole purpose of drinking himself to death. There he meets Sera, a prostitute, with whom he begins a relationship, possibly the last one of his life.