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Video: Chariots Of Fire

Video Detective — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 06:09:07 +0000

Based on a true story, Chariots of Fire is the internationally acclaimed Oscar-winning drama of two very different men who compete as runners in the 1924 Paris Olympics. Eric Liddell (Ian Charleson), a serious Christian Scotsman, believes that he has to succeed as a testament to his undying religious faith. Harold Abrahams (Ben Cross), is a Jewish Englishman who wants desperately to be accepted and prove to the world that Jews are not inferior. The film crosscuts between each man's life as he trains for the competition, fueled by these very different desires. As compelling as the racing scenes are, it's really the depth of the two main characters that touches the viewer, as they forcefully drive home the theme that victory attained through devotion, commitment, integrity, and sacrifice is the most admirable feat that one can achieve. (Ian Holm was nominated for an Oscar as Best Supporting Actor in his role as Abrahams' coach), and this powerful film ended up with four Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Origin

Video: Bible Series: Solomon, The

Video Detective — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 04:58:11 +0000

This drama was the ninth in a series of made-for-TV features dramatizing famous stories from the Bible. Solomon (Ben Cross), the son of David (Max Von Sydow), inherits his father's kingdom and becomes the ruler of Israel. While Solomon consolidates power through his marriages, it is his intelligence, sense of justice, and desire to see his people live in peace that earns him the respect and admiration of his subjects. Solomon also stars Vivica A. Fox as the Queen of Saba, Anouk Aimee as Bethsabea, and Maria Grazia Cucinotta as Abishag. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide.

Video: Unholy, The

Video Detective — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 23:33:09 +0000

Archbishop Mosley (Hal Holbrook) assigns Father Michael (Ben Cross) to a church in New Orleans in this supernatural horror film. The parish church was the site of the throat-slashing murders of two priests two years earlier. While Father Michael tends to the mostly impoverished flock of parishioners and their needs, he launches his own investigation into the mysterious unsolved deaths. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide.

Video: Blood Song

Video Detective — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 23:08:46 +0000

This good-looking but tedious costume horror piece was co-produced by the Roger Corman stable and their Russian cohorts at Mosfilm. In Napoleonic France, Baron Jean Octavie (Lev Prigunov) is drawn and quartered for writing a symphony in celebration of Satan to gain eternal life. A while later, his beautiful niece Gabrielle (Jennifer Burns) moves into Chateau Cauchemars and finds her uncle's unfinished symphony hidden in a piano. With the help of a housekeeper (Beverly Garland) who turns out to be the Baron's widow, Burns finds a choirmaster (Ben Cross) to finish the symphony. They fall in love and he kills Burns' fiancee in a duel, but it's all a plot by Garland to bring the Baron back from the grave and take over the young lovers' bodies. Or so Garland thinks, because (as all bad-movie buffs know) those who deal with the Devil are corrupt by nature. Overall, this is quite a handsome piece, well photographed by Yivgeny Korzhenkov, but it seems to go on forever with no real payoff. Those who have the patience

Photo: Dark Shadows

Sat, 27 Oct 1990 00:00:00 +0000

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Photo: Amy Irving's Adventures in India

Sat, 21 Apr 1984 00:00:00 +0000

Amy Irving's Adventures in India

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