Patricia Resnick

During a future ice age, dying humanity occupies its remaining time by playing a board game called "Quintet." For one small group, this obsession is not enough; they play the game with living pieces ... and only the winner survives. (imdb)

Three female employees of a "sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot" find a way to turn the tables on him. (imdb)

A woman ditches her small town life for big city Chicago, where she becomes a sensation as a radio show host. (imdb)

Fact-based story about a landmark legal battle. A woman learns that her husband has been having a very open affair with his secretary and has promised marriage. The wife sues for divorce and also sues the secretary based on an obscure law on alienation of affection, which was created to protect married couples from homewreckers. This sets a new court room consideration, as the culpability of the other woman must be defended and removes from consideration the fault of the married partners. (imdb)

A detective employs the help of a psychic to help find a missing girl.

A high-school drama teacher struggles to keep her family together after she discovers her husband's sexual addiction. (imdb)

Shirley MacLaine pulls out all the stops as legendary cosmetics queen Mary Kay Ash. Mary Kay relates her rise to the top of the home-beauty industry to an inquiring reporter, never allowing an opportunity pass to emphasize how many doors she has opened for the working women of America. However, Mary Kay's predominance is threatened by a much younger (and shriller) rival, Jinger Heath, whose BeautiControl company takes an enormous bite out of Mary Kay's share of the market. (nytimes.com)