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- DirectorVictor FrenchStarsMelissa GilbertDean ButlerRichard BullDuring preparations for a Christmas baby, Rose Wilder is kidnapped by a woman who recently lost her child. While looking for Rose, Laura, Almanzo, and Mr Edwards meet a lonely orphan boy who ends up living with that woman.
- DirectorGeorge SchaeferStarsLucille BallDaphne ZunigaWilliam Converse-RobertsIn an effort to understand the plight of homeless women living on the streets, young social worker Carrie Lange attempts to befriend a homeless woman named Florabelle. So begins Carrie's education in survival on the streets of Manhattan.
- DirectorWaris HusseinStarsEllen BurstynLen CariouZach GalliganPromising student Rick Brogan discovers that his father, whom he idolizes, is cheating on his mother. Heartbroken, he finds comfort in the arms of his old crush, but her father opposes the relationship, which pushes Rick over the edge.
- DirectorLee PhilipsStarsRalph WaiteJon WalmsleyJudy NortonSet immediately after World War II and based on the long-running television series "The Waltons," this romantic drama focuses on the wedding plans of Erin Walton and Paul Northridge.
- DirectorDavid SheehanStarsBen VereenWilliam KattLeslie DennistonAt the goading of the ominous and omnipresent Leading Player, Pippin, the eldest son of King Charlemagne, samples life's pleasures to discover his place in the world and the meaning of his life.
- DirectorHarry HarrisStarsRalph WaiteJon WalmsleyJudy NortonWith members of the Walton family living in different places, it appears that they will not be reunited on Thanksgiving Day.
- DirectorNoel BlackStarsMaureen StapletonEdward HerrmannPaul BenedictThree children and their father get a very special robot grandmother to assist them.
- DirectorGary NelsonStarsJohnny CashAndy GriffithEarl HindmanIn 1948, in rural Georgia, Coweta County is watched over by its legendary, indomitable Sheriff Lamar Potts (Johnny Cash). No felony had ever gone unsolved while Sheriff Potts was in charge. In the next county, though, there is a vast estate known as "The Kingdom." It's ruled by one man, John Wallace (Andy Griffith), whose power is absolute and beyond the law. But when Wallace chases one of his underlings to deliver ruthless punishment, he makes a critical mistake. He crosses over into Coweta County... Sheriff Potts' territory. This is the compelling true story of the man who ran the Kingdom, and the man who brought him down.
- DirectorRobert DayStarsAnthony HopkinsRobert FoxworthEddie AlbertPeter the Fisherman and Paul of Tarsus assume leadership of the Church as they struggle against violent opposition to the teachings of Jesus Christ and their own personal conflicts.
- DirectorEdward ZwickStarsJoan HackettJennifer WarrenJoan CollinsPilot for the television series introduces the mothers of teenage fashion models who market their daughters for a powerful agent.
- DirectorNoel BlackStarsMichael BiehnMadolyn Smith OsborneCloris LeachmanYoung, naive Katherine falls for, marries, and has a child with Dr. Charles Raynor. Then she realizes that he is a tormenting sadist. She divorces him and tries to take their child away, so he decides to kill her.
- DirectorDick BartlettStarsJean ShepherdJames SikkingDorothy Lyman14-year-old Ralph and his All-American family head off on their annual trek to summer resort Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss.
- DirectorStuart CooperStarsLoretta YoungArthur HillRon LeibmanA well-to-do elderly woman who befriends the homeless and volunteers her time with children learns that she has an incurable illness. She desperately wants to reunited her three grown grandchildren, now scattered across the U.S. living their own lives, with their estranged father, her son. She hires a private detective to search for them to try to get everyone together on Christmas Eve.
- DirectorDelbert MannStarsTimothy BottomsEva Marie SaintArthur HillA recently blinded man becomes one of the first American users of a seeing eye dog and must fight to remove the legal barriers impeding its use.
- DirectorMarty CallnerStarsRichard HarrisAndy McAvinJames ValentinePart of the cable series "HBO Theatre", this is a videotaped presentation of the 1980 Broadway revival of the musical.
- DirectorJoseph SargentStarsBrian DennehyDavid StrathairnMichael TuckerThe use of the atomic bomb to end WWII was one of the most controversial events in human history. This Emmy-winning 1989 miniseries brings the conflicts to life in wrenching performances by a stellar cast.
- DirectorGlenn JordanStarsJames GarnerJames WoodsPiper LaurieWhen his mother dies, Bob not only inherits her house, but also the custody of his younger brother, who suffers from schizophrenia and epilepsy. At the age of 21, Bob promised to look after his brother. Although he has barely seen him in the many years since then and strives against the commitment, he doesn't dare to put him in a home either.
- DirectorMike RobeStarsLinda HamiltonPiper LaurieJoshua HarrisA young couple faces the realities of life with their child who is diagnosed with AIDS.
- DirectorJoseph SargentStarsDennis WeaverKurt RussellMare WinninghamA drifter stranded in Kansas accepts a job offer from a wheat harvester who, in desperation over his cancer and financial woes, attempts suicide but becomes a father-figure to the young man.
- DirectorBrian GibsonStarsBen KingsleyAnton LesserCraig T. NelsonA biographical portrayal of Simon Wiesenthal, famous Nazi Hunter. From his imprisonment in a Nazi Concentration Camp, the film follows his liberation and his rise to become one of the leading Nazi hunters in the world, bringing such criminals to justice as Adolf Eichmann and Klaus Barbie.
- DirectorChristopher HiblerStarsTom BosleyTracy NelsonRobert PrescottFrank Dowling has to solve the mystery of a young man who is obsessed with finding his natural parents.
- DirectorLarry ElikannStarsMare WinninghamGrace JohnstonL. Scott CaldwellSingle mother Theresa Johnnson becomes homeless, loses her job, and tries to survive with her young daughter Hillary through charities and public shelters.
- DirectorHarvey MedlinskyStarsRichard ThomasBess ArmstrongHans ConriedNewlyweds Corie, a free spirit, and Paul Bratter, an uptight lawyer, share a sixth-floor apartment in Greenwich Village. Soon after their marriage, Corie tries to find a companion for mother, Ethel, who is now alone, and sets up Ethel with neighbor Victor. Inappropriate behavior on a double date causes conflict, and the young couple considers divorce.
- DirectorRalph RosenblumStarsHenry FondaMyrna LoyStephen CollinsFifty years after their wedding, a couple celebrating their golden anniversary reminisce about when they first met. Through flashbacks, we see them fall in love.
- DirectorDon McBreartyStarsDenholm ElliottMathonwy ReevesGlynis DaviesYoung Thomas is disappointed because it?s raining on Christmas Eve. But his spirits are soon lifted by his grandfather, who gives him a snow globe and recounts his own childhood Christmas memories.
- DirectorPeter LevinStarsCicely TysonMorgan FreemanRodrick F. WimberlyIn this touching story, a dedicated African-American teacher in an inner-city school in the midwestern United States facing tough odds helps inner-city children to succeed. Meanwhile, she faces an adversarial colleague and a principal who disapproves of her teaching methods. To top it off, a youth regularly messes up the classroom after school to tick the teacher off.
- DirectorJeff BlecknerStarsJoanne WoodwardRichard KileyGeraldine FitzgeraldBarbara Wyatt-Hollis is an English professor who begins to fall under the effects of Alzheimer's. The film documents her decline and the emotional turmoil it causes for her. It also show how the changes impact her husband, George, and their children. The film also looks at the process by which families can be educated and supported to deal with the impact of the disease, as well what is done for those afflicted.
- DirectorRichard A. CollaStarsNick MancusoSusan BlakelyRobyn DouglassA district attorney is kidnapped by a criminal who then has a deranged doctor do something to him that leaves him with the mind of a child. His assistant seeks out a man who is only known by the car he drives, a Stingray. He helps people who have problems and in return, they owe him a favor that he will collect later.
- DirectorJon StoneStarsLinda BoveNorthern CallowayEmilio DelgadoThe stars come out on Sesame Street in this fun-filled special featuring the show's most memorable moments. Sing-along in this star-studded celebration.
- DirectorAnthony PageStarsMickey RooneyHelen HuntEdie McClurgBill Sackter struggles to cope after his best friend and guardian Barry Morrow and his wife Beverly move away. Bill moves into a group home run by Mae Driscoll, who teaches him how to read. Bill soon discovers his religious heritage, overcomes the fire that accidentally destroyed his small canteen business, then travels to California to search for the Morrows.
- DirectorGus TrikonisStarsKatherine HelmondSid CaesarMelissa Joan HartA shop owner who is being evicted at Christmas rescues her Scrooge-like landlord from an accident.
- DirectorJohn SchlesingerKen PriceStarsJulie ChristieAlan BatesClaire BloomThe arrival of a beautiful model stirs up the guests of a peaceful small-town hotel where most of them hide from their troubles; secrets, infatuations, and lies emerge.
- DirectorDan CurtisStarsDean JonesOne of Jesus disciples, John has been punished in exile to the island of Patmos. He is all alone and has time to reflect and tell us about his life, faith and troubles. This is a one man play developed by Dean Jones. He traveled performing it until he put it to video.
- DirectorDavid HintonStarsChristopher PlummerL. Jeffrey SelznickDavid O. SelznickThis is a documentary that revisits the making of Gone with the Wind (1939) with archival footage, screen tests, insightful interviews and rare film footage.
- DirectorJonathan MillerStarsJohn ShrapnelNorman RodwayMichael KitchenKing Lear (Sir Michael Hordern), old and tired, divides his kingdom amongst his daughters, giving great importance to their protestations of love for him. When Cordelia (Brenda Blethyn), youngest and most honest, refuses to idly flatter the old man in return for favor, he banishes her and turns for support to his remaining daughters. But Goneril (Gillian Barge) and Regan (Dame Penelope Wilton) have no love for him and instead plot to take all his power from him. In a parallel, King Lear's loyal courtier the Earl of Gloucester (Norman Rodway) favors his illegitimate son Edmund (Michael Kitchen) after being told lies about his faithful son Edgar (Anton Lesser). Madness and tragedy befall both ill-starred fathers.
- DirectorJon StoneStarsCaroll SpinneyBrian MeehlMaiko KawakamiWhile visiting Japan, Big Bird wanders off from a guided tour bus in Tokyo, and is lost until a Japanese woman helps him get to where he needs to go. The woman, however, is hiding a secret.
- StarsRobert RidgelyDiane PershingBob HoltFlash Gordon, Dale Arden and Dr. Hans Zarkov travel to the planet Mongo to fight the evil emperor Ming the Merciless.
- DirectorTerry HughesStarsJessica TandyHume CronynWeller Martin challenges his new friend Fonsia Dorsey to a game of Gin. But is suddenly in for more than he wagers.
- DirectorJohn ErmanStarsJean StapletonE.G. MarshallCoral BrowneBiography of former first lady Eleanor Roosevelt, who forged a new role for herself in the years after her husband's death.
- DirectorJames BenningStarsRhonda BellElion SucherIn "Landscape Suicide" Benning continues his examination of Americana through the stories of two murderers. Ed Gein was a Wisconsin farmer and multiple murderer who taxidermied his victims in the 1950s. Bernadette Prott was a California teenager who stabbed a friend to death over an insult in 1984. Benning's distanced approach to such grisly material is as far removed as possible from sensationalism, however. Although the acts of murder are both bizarre and violent, Benning dwells on them only minimally, emphasizing instead the details of psychological motivation, which in both cases seem frighteningly mundane. Benning has created a script which is a masterpiece of understated colloquial writing, and the actors he employs to re-enact confessional testimony and incidents recounted in trial transcripts perform with a flatly convincing lack of affect reminiscent of Gary Gilmore. The two monologues are embedded in Benning's characteristic meditations of landscape: long shots of the Wisconsin farmlands, general stores, dirt roads and pick-up trucks, and the carefully tended lawns, swimming pools, sprawling bungalows and malls of the middle-class California suburb. These images are offered in the classically spare mise-en-scene which Benning has perfected in his work as a cinematic poet of the contemporary American environment. Here, in his most accessible film so far, the beautiful, open vistas are dense with the significance of the catastrophes they engendered
- DirectorPhil RomanStarsLorenzo MusicThom HugeGregg BergerJon, Garfield and Odie audition for the talent show "Pet Search" in hopes of winning the $1000 prize and a chance at the finals in Hollywood.
- DirectorSam JaimesStarsTiffany BillingsKristie BakerCam ClarkeThe animated adaption of the second stage musical based on the "Peanuts" comics strip, focusing on Snoopy.
- DirectorAnthony PageStarsVanessa RedgraveMartin BalsamWilliam RussFact-based story about tennis pro Renee Richards, whose player status was challenged in 1976 when it was revealed that she was a transgender woman. Flashback to 1964 and meet Richard Radley, a successful New York doctor with a great lifestyle, a flashy girl friend, and a secret life. Seems like the good doctor likes to dress up in women's clothes and visit Manhattan. Her psychiatrist mother refuses to deal with her and sends her to a colleague who diagnoses with a psychotic gender confusion, which he says can be unlearned. After a failed marriage and fatherhood, she gives in to transition and becomes Renee for good with a new life in California.
- DirectorBill MelendezStarsVictoria VargasBrad KestenJeremy SchoenbergOn their return trip through France, Charlie Brown and the gang visit various memorials to the World Wars.
- DirectorPeter HarrisStarsDudley MooreLily TomlinFrank OzAlong with Dudley Moore and Lily Tomlin, the Muppets spoof classic movies such as "The Wizard of Oz," "Casablanca," and even artsy Ingmar Bergman movies. They also promote their then-upcoming film "The Great Muppet Caper."
- DirectorPhil RomanStarsLorenzo MusicThom HugeWolfman JackThe Garfield gang is in Hawaii with a 1957 Chevy.
- DirectorGary WeisStarsChance BassettJimmy ButtsEyde ByrdeAt work, Chris is a hardboiled no-nonsense detective who's investigating a series of brutal murders of jazz musicians. At home, he's a family man straight out of sitcom who has to satisfy every whim of his wife and kids.
- DirectorRobert GuenetteStarsMark HamillBob AndersonJon BergA behind-the-scenes look at the creation of the special effects in the second Star Wars installment.
- DirectorAlan RaymondSusan RaymondStarsLevon HelmElvis PresleySteve AllenThe story of how Elvis Presley went from being just a somewhat naive rock singer to world-famous--and world-weary--superstar in just the space of one year, 1956.
- DirectorBill MelendezStarsDawnn D. LearyDanny ColbyFergieCharlie Brown and the gang help prepare for Snoopy's wedding
- StarsEddie Carroll
- DirectorBill MelendezSam JaimesPhil RomanStarsMichael CatalanoAngela Lee SloanRocky ReillyAn anthology of stories that are direct adaptions from Charles Schulz's comic strip.
- DirectorGene FeldmanSuzette WinterStarsRupert AllanRalph BellamyIngrid BergmanA retrospective of the life and career of actor Cary Grant, including clips from his films and interviews with his friends and co-workers.
- DirectorPhil RomanStarsGrant WehrJennifer GaffinRocky ReillyCharlie Brown and Linus go in search of a girl seen in the audience of a sport event.