I don't know any of these films really, so I'll post my research here and pretend I'm not the only one in the dark.
Roshomon~ Along with Yojimbo, Rashomon ranks among Japanese director Akira Kurosawa's masterpieces. Kurosawa perennial Toshiro Mifune is arrested for the murder of a man found dead in a forest. But during his trial, several different accounts of the story are given. Rashomon won an Oscar for Best Foreign Film of 1951 and has influenced American films up to and including Courage Under Fire.
Around the Bend~ Four generations of men are suddenly brought together by the chance to uncover the truth about their family's past. When their eldest member passes away, the remaining trio embarks on a journey that takes them out on the road and into a world full of surprises -- some comic, some dramatic, and all of them personal. Stars Michael Caine, Christopher Walken, Josh Lucas, Glenne Headly and Jonah Bobo.
Heaven Can Wait (1943)~ In this restored digital transfer of Ernst Lubitsch's witty classic, newly deceased playboy Henry Van Cleve (Don Ameche) tries to convince Satan he's got what it takes to be a citizen of hell. Unsatisfied that Van Cleve's sins are hell-worthy, the devil listens as the dead man recounts his womanizing ways and the many heartbreaks he's caused his loving wife (Gene Tierney). Extras include a biography of screenplay writer Samson Raphaelson.
The Conversation~ Gene Hackman set the standard for 1970s film acting with his portrayal of Harry Caul, a surveillance expert obsessed with his privacy. A past mistake -- and the fear that he may repeat it -- haunts Caul. The Conversation benefits from tremendous supporting performances (especially that of the late, great John Cazale), excellent use of San Francisco locales and Walter Murch's sound editing.
Maria Full of Grace~ Maria Full of Grace is the harrowing story of an atypical drug-running "mule." Maria Alvarez (Catalina Sandino Moreno, whose portrayal earned her an Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead) is a smart, independent 17-year-old girl from Colombia who agrees to smuggle a half-kilo of heroin into the United States for a shot at a normal existence in the magical land of "El Norte" -- where she imagines the city streets must be paved with gold.