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The Dawn Rider (1935)
His father's killer is his lover's brother!
John Wayne turns in a better than journeyman's performance in this Thirties'-style formula western. John Mason, returning home from a long absence, arrives at the time his father is killed in a bank robbery. His best friend's girl takes care of him after being shot, leading to tension between these cowboy movie iconical characters.
Arabian Nights (2000)
Extravagant presentation of the classic Arabian Nights.
Special effects vie with the actors in this spectacular mini-series. The essence of the long favorite tale of a sultana who thwarts death by telling tales of imagination and adventure is excellently protrayed. The tales (Ali Baba, Aladdin, etc.) are exotically diverse and entertaining. The level of humor injected is charming without being over the top.
Fail Safe (2000)
Top notch LIVE TV version of Fail Safe
Clooney was the force behind this experiment in live tv drama and it pays off handsomely. Dreyfus as the president, Wylie as Buck, Dehenney as the general all turn in excellent performances in this taut drama of military readiness gone sour. The "letterboxed" black and white production marginally updated for today's politics and political correctness gets high marks for creating a terse drama depicting horrifying possibilities.
Max Steel (2000)
Super spy at 19--Max Steele is thrill-a-minute action!
Move over James Bond, there's a new super agent--Max Steele! The cgi-based animated series is marketed to children but will appeal to adults as well. Steele has acquired unusual powers by accident that led to his induction into a secret service agency which combats evil around the world. The opening episode provides hints that more than startlingly realistic animation sequences are in store.
Divorce Court (1957)
The first "live court on TV" series.
TV judges Wapner, Sheindlin, Lane, etc., are modern day extensions of this pioneering televison series that portrayed the American legal system in thirty minutes or less. Viewing this 1957 series as a young fellow the terms "oath", "perjury" and "liar" took on new meanings. Filmed in black and white and obviously modeled after the then popular Perry Mason series, Divorce Court was the first program on American television to present courtroom dramas as "real life."
Grace & Glorie (1998)
Discovering life through death.
A tender story regarding a young woman's acceptance of a painful loss while caring for a terminally ill elderly woman. The characters of Grace and Glorie (Rowlands and Lane) are superbly genuine.
Lady Beware (1987)
Young woman threatened by stalker.
Diane Lane is a window dresser whose life is turned upside down by an obsessed stalker. The suspense in this dark tale rises to a fever pitch over a series of increasingly threatening incidents. The cinematography is stark and, though in color, has the feel of earlier film noir suspense.