FACE VALUE (1991) The Marla Hanson Story.
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Divtal-1 — 13 years ago(May 31, 2012 01:18 PM)
I recently found "The Brotherhood of the Bell," ('70) on Youtube. The cast, led by Glenn Ford, includes Rosemary Forsythe, Dean Jagger, Maurice Evans and Will Geer.
The Brotherhood of the Bell is an exclusive college fraternity that impresses on it's new members that, at some point in their life, they
may
be called upon to perform a favor for the brotherhood, or one of its members. They don't know when,
or if
, the request will come.
It comes to an established college professor, played by Ford. It creates turmoil in his life, but wherever he turns for help, he's met by an influential member of "The Bell."
During the 70's, when TV movies were being farmed out to cable stations, it aired frequently. I hadn't seen it for years, and was happy to find it on Youtube. -
Torian06 — 13 years ago(August 07, 2012 05:02 PM)
Longford
. (2006), director - Tom Hooper.
Jim Broadbent in the featured role in the bio of Lord Longford, who championed the rights of prisoners all through his life. I've seen Broadbent in some movies before but I think this is one of the finest portrayals I've seen him in - ever. The movie tackled a difficult subject as Lord Longford takes on the case of child killers, whereupon he was removed as Leader of the House of Lords for working for such an unpopular cause.
Watched some hours ago
Rasputin
. (1996) by German director Uli Edel.
Alan Rickman in the title role. I think he gave a remarkable, excellent portrayal of the very flawed Russian Rasputin, who claimed that he's a holy man, that he has healing and clairvoyant powers. It has more than a bit about his early childhood, his peasant origins, and his "transformation" to a believer ; later he travelled to St. Petersburg where he was able to gain access to the palace of Czar Nicholas II and his family, working up a storm of scandals involving the czarina and other members of the royal court, at a time when the country was mired in its involvement with WWI, up to the time royal conspirators succeeded in getting rid of Rasputin violently, just before the outbreak of the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917.
I'm so thankful I came across these two movies whose lead actors made it hugely memorable for me.
The performances by Broadbent and Rickman were simply superb, and IMO, could have been more appropriate for the big screen.
Truth inexorably,inscrutably seeks and reveals Itself into the Light. -
WarpedRecord — 13 years ago(August 15, 2012 01:26 AM)
I've just watched "The Killing Mind," a 1991 Lifetime movie (!) with Stephanie Zimbalist and Tony Bill about a crime profiler haunted by a childhood memory and paralyzed by a difficult realization. It's extremely atmospheric and moody, and the supporting cast is excellent.
Does anyone recall this airing on Lifetime? It feels much more like a theatrical release to me.
http://www.imdb.com/board/10102212/ -
Sandoz — 13 years ago(March 12, 2013 11:25 AM)
I watched MAE WEST starring Ann Jilliangood overview of her life and career but nothing too revealing as MW was still alive when the film was shown (early 80's). Co-starred James Brolin and Roddy McDowell.
"Gentlemanwe've got to save our phony baloney jobs! Harumph! Harumph!" -
jgiles-367-954534 — 12 years ago(May 06, 2013 08:05 PM)
I recently watched "Nightmare in Columbia County" (1991) recently. William Devane starred a sheriff and Jeri Ryan played a young beauty queen whose sister is kidnapped and murdered.
Just tonight I watched "Dangerous Evidence: The Lori Jackson Story" (1999) starring Lynn Whitfield as an activist trying to prove the innocence of a soldier accused of rape.
I had seen parts of "Nightmare" years ago on Lifetime. I really enjoyed the movie. "Dangerous Evidence" was also very good. Both were based on true stories. -
WarpedRecord — 12 years ago(July 12, 2013 09:51 PM)
I've just watched "The Death of Richie" from 1977, starring Robbie Benson as a drug-addicted teen and Ben Gazarra and Eileen Brennan as his parents. It's an unrelentingly bleak film based on a true story, and I'm hoping to track down the book.
http://www.imdb.com/board/10075923/combined -
jgiles-367-954534 — 12 years ago(July 14, 2013 06:32 AM)
@WarpedRecord, I've seen pictures from that movie on Ebay (I collect photos from movies and tv). I'd love to see that movie sometime since I am a fan of all three of those actors (Benson, Gazzara and Brennan).
I actually just watched 1993's "Precious Victims" the other day which also starred Robby Benson and featured Eileen Brennan in a supporting role.
It was based on the true story of the disappearance of a couple's two daughters three years apart in two different towns in Illinois. -
WarpedRecord — 12 years ago(July 14, 2013 11:29 AM)
Hi, Jgiles: That's cool that you collect photos from movies and TV. Are these the promotional still the studios and networks send out? I used to have a lot of those, but I've had to weed out my collection through various moves. I used to get a lot of promo packs that had photos and press releases for new movies and series, and now I wish I saved those because a lot of them are very valuable now.
"Previous Victims" sounds very interesting and I see Eileen Brennan's in that also as well as Frederic Forrest, who is always worth watching. I'll seek that out. -
jgiles-367-954534 — 12 years ago(July 16, 2013 07:28 PM)
@WarpedRecord, I do collect a lot of promotional photos and press kits that I have purchased on Ebay. I have several from made for tv movies, including press kits for Death Sentence (1974) with Cloris Leachman, It Was Him or Us (1995) with Ann Jillian and the AIDS miniseries And the Band Played On (1993).
I keep them in binders and put stickers on the outer plastic sheets saying what the movie is and what year it is from. I love to look at them from time to time. -
WarpedRecord — 12 years ago(July 16, 2013 09:46 PM)
That is so cool, Jgiles! Are those press kits even made anymore, or is it mostly digital now? I suspect the latter.
"And the Band Played On" is terrific, and it's great to see Alan Alda in a darker role. I also recently saw "Death Sentence," which was packaged as a Nick Nolte Film but really belongs to Cloris Leachman. I haven't caught "It Was Him or Us" yet.
I started out as a record collector (and still very much am, hence my screen name), but I've also started collecting movies big-time. Unfortunately, I've had to thin out much of the memorabilia because I only have so much space for the titles themselves, which are severely crowding my space as it is. -
jgiles-367-954534 — 12 years ago(July 18, 2013 03:45 PM)
Press kits do seem to be a thing of the past and I'm used to seeing more of them for theatrical movies, not tv movies. The ones I find on Ebay are so cool. They tell what channel the movie aired on and what time and give a summary of the movie and have pictures.
You're right about "And the Band Played On". I enjoy that movie and when we watched the movie in health class in middle school, my teacher told us that Alan Alda was playing a jerk, which he did and he did it very well. You're also right about "Death Sentence". The lower-quality DVDs of that movie (which is mostly how it's available on DVD) emphasize Nick Nolte, who was really only starting out in his career and has a small role. Cloris Leachman was the star of the movie.
I collect a lot of pop culture items, the most recent being the press kits and photos from movies and tv shows. It's a fun hobby. -
WarpedRecord — 12 years ago(August 01, 2013 07:34 AM)
"Whisper Kill," a so-so thriller from 1988 with Loni Anderson and Richard Penny.
http://www.imdb.com/board/10096435/combined
Along those lines, didn't there used to be a Loni Anderson thread on this board that TVmovieViewer created? I found those threads for various actors and actresses very useful. It seems posts on this board are disappearing rapidly.