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Below is my review of the 1979 テレビ miniseries called ”THE SACKETTS”:


”THE SACKETTS” (1979) Review

Thirty years ago, CBS aired a two-part miniseries (or テレビ movie) based upon two novels written によって the late Louis L’Amour. Directed によって Robert Totten, ”THE SACKETTS” starred Sam Elliot, Tom Selleck and Jeff Osterhage as the three Sackett brothers.

”THE SACKETTS” told the story of Tell (Elliot), Orrin (Selleck) and Tyrel (Osterhage) Sackett and their efforts to make new lives for themselves in the post-Civil War West. Screenwriter Jim Byrnes took two novels about the...

"THE FOUR FEATHERS" (1977) Review

I have heard of the 1977 adaptation of A.E.W. Mason' 1902 adventure film. But I never thought I would see it. Recently, it occurred to me to rent the movie from Netflix, because I have yet to run across it at any store that sells DVDs. I did rent "THE FOUR FEATHERS". Needless to say, it produced some rather interesting feelings within me.

Anyone familiar with Mason's tale knows that "THE FOUR FEATHERS" is the story about a 19th century British Army officer named Harry Faversham, who harbor plans to resign from his commission in the Royal North Surrey Regiment...

"RACE TO FREEDOM: THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD" (1994) Review

Many テレビ viewers and moviegoers might be surprised to learn that Hollywood had aired a good number of テレビ 映画 that featured the topic of U.S. slavery. One of those 映画 proved to be an offshoot of the 1977 miniseries, "ROOTS". However, another was the 1994 テレビ movie called "RACE TO FREEDOM: THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD".

The 1994 テレビ movie is a story about the Underground Railroad, a loose network of secret routes and 安全, 安全です houses occasionally used によって willing 19th-century slaves in the United States to escape...

"TITANIC" (1953) Review

As many moviegoers know, there have been numerous film and テレビ productions about the maiden voyage and sinking of the R.M.S. タイタニック on April 15, 1912. The most famous production happens to be James Cameron's 1997 Oscar winning opus. However, I do wonder if there are any ファン who are aware that another タイタニック movie managed to strike Oscar gold.

Directed によって Jean Negulesco, the 1953 movie "TITANIC" focused on the personal lives of a wealthy American family torn asunder によって marital strife, a deep secret and the historic sinking of the Titanic. Family matriarch Mrs....

"CAPOTE" (2005) Review

I finally got around to watching the first of two 映画 about writer Truman Capote and his work on the non-fiction novel, "In Cold Blood". This particular movie, "CAPOTE", starred American actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, who eventually won a SAG award, a Golden Globe award and an Oscar for his performance.

Penned によって actor Dan Futterman and directed によって Bennett Miller, "CAPOTE" turned out to be a もっと見る somber affair than Douglas McGrath's 2006 film, "INFAMOUS". Miller had once コメントしました that he wanted to create a もっと見る subtle portrait of the flamboyant 作者 in order to emphasize...

"HE KNEW HE WAS RIGHT" (2004) Review

My knowledge of 19th century author, Anthony Trollope, can be described as rather skimpy. In fact, I have never read any of his works. But the 2004 BBC adaptation of his 1869 novel, "He Knew He Was Right", caught my interest and I decided to watch the four-part miniseries.

"HE KNEW HE WAS RIGHT" told the decline and fall of a wealthy gentleman named Louis Trevelyan (Oliver Dimsdale) and his marriage to the elder daughter of a British Colonial administrator named Sir Marmaduke Rowley (Geoffrey Palmer) during the late 1860s. Louis first met the spirited Emily...

"12 YEARS A SLAVE" (2013) Review

I first learned about Solomon Northup many years ago, when I came across a テレビ adaptation of his story in my local video story. One glance at the video case for "HALF-SLAVE, HALF-FREE: SOLOMON NORTHUP'S ODYSSEY" made me assume that this movie was basically a fictional tale. But when I read the movie's 説明 on the back of the case, I discovered that I had stumbled across an adaption about a historical figure.

Intrigued によって the idea of a free black man in antebellum America being kidnapped into slavery, I rented "HALF-SLAVE, HALF-FREE: SOLOMON NORTHUP'S...

"INFAMOUS" (2006) Review

I have heard a lot about the two movie biographies based upon Truman Capote’s experiences, while working on his famous 1966 non-fiction novel, "In Cold Blood" – 2005's "CAPOTE" and "INFAMOUS", which hit movie theaters in the following year. But this review is about the 秒 film . . . namely "INFAMOUS". Written and directed によって Douglas McGrath, the movie starred Toby Jones as Truman Capote.

To be honest, I did not know what to expect of "INFAMOUS". Since it was the 秒 Capote movie to be released, it failed to garner any prestigious critic awards または nominations...