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The Manchurian Candidate
Film Review June 24, 2002
by Marjorie Baumgarten
Description: Decades before U.S. intelligence got hip to the notion of "sleeper agents" in our midst, The Manchurian Candidate successfully tried out the idea in this post-Korean War setting. (Last year it was re-made in a post-gulf war setting.) The result is a chilling story about brainwashing, secret political agendas, power-hungry moms, and psychically ravaged veterans.
by Marjorie Baumgarten
"...Directed by: John Frankenheimer. Starring: Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, Angela Lansbury, Janet Leigh and Henry Silva..."
TV Eye
Screens Column March 6, 2009
by Belinda Acosta
Description: Opposites attract in a new mystery series starring a crime writer and a cop
"...But Castle is more quick-witted than the X and less daffy than Moonlighting, another inspiration. And unlike Murder, She Wrote (the 1984 series featuring Angela Lansbury's crime-solving writer), Castle seems entirely plausible..."
DVD Watch
Screens Review February 16, 2007
by Shawn Badgley
Description: Taking a look at recent releases, from Johan van der Keuken to the St. Louis Cardinals
"...The Last Unicorn: 25th Anniversary Edition (Lions Gate, $19.98): The voice talents of Mia Farrow, Jeff Bridges, and Angela Lansbury come together to tell us to be ourselves. Songs by America..."
Nanny McPhee
Film Review January 27, 2006
by Marrit Ingman
Description: Nanny McPhee is something of a rarity: a movie for children that is about children and their world.  
by Marrit Ingman
"...Directed by: Kirk Jones. Starring: Emma Thompson, Colin Firth, Kelly Macdonald, Celia Imrie, Angela Lansbury, Derek Jacobi and Patrick Barlow..."
The Manchurian Candidate
Film Review July 30, 2004
by Marjorie Baumgarten
Description: Is it Gulf War syndrome or justified paranoia? The Manchurian Candidate thrills again.
by Marjorie Baumgarten
"...He is a senator’s son, and as the movie opens, he’s out on patrol in Kuwait during the Gulf War of 1991. The Manchurian Candidate is a smart update of the 1962 political thriller of the same title, which was brilliantly directed by John Frankenheimer and stars a perfect triumvirate of Frank Sinatra, Angela Lansbury, and Laurence Harvey..."
Fast, Twisted, and Deeply Paranoid
Screens Story July 30, 2004
by Louis Black
Description: A year of notes on The Manchurian Candidate
remake's script
"...Especially after the disastrous reception of Truth, I didn't believe it when I heard that Demme was remaking The Manchurian Candidate. Perfectly capturing the era's deep paranoia in its tale of brainwashing and politics, directed by John Frankenheimer, based on Richard Condon's novel, it starred Laurence Harvey, Angela Lansbury, and Frank Sinatra (and was produced by his company)..."
Fast, Twisted, and Deeply Paranoid
Screens Story July 23, 2004
by Louis Black
Description: A year of notes on 'The Manchurian Candidate' remake's script
"...Especially after the disastrous reception of Truth, I didn't believe it when I heard that Demme was remaking The Manchurian Candidate. Perfectly capturing the era's deep paranoia in its tale of brainwashing and politics, directed by John Frankenheimer, based on Richard Condon's novel, it starred Laurence Harvey, Angela Lansbury, and Frank Sinatra (and was produced by his company)..."
National Velvet (194)
Film Review August 9, 2001
by Marjorie Baumgarten
Description: This time-tested family film is deservedly a classic. Twelve-year-old Elizabeth Taylor is in top form here as young Velvet Brown, a girl who is determined to enter the Grand National...
by Marjorie Baumgarten
"...Directed by: Clarence Brown. Starring: Elizabeth Taylor, Mickey Rooney, Donald Crisp, Angela Lansbury and Anne Revere..."
Fantasia
Film Review June 23, 2000
by Marjorie Baumgarten
Description: Disney would have us believe that their new Fantasia/2000 is the greatest thing since sliced white bread, or at least since the opening of Disney World or the original 1940...
by Marjorie Baumgarten
"...Directed by: Pixote Hunt, Hendel Butoy, Eric Goldberg, James Algar, Francis Glebas, Gaetan Brizzi and Paul Brizzi. Starring: Steve Martin, Bette Midler, James Earl Jones, Angela Lansbury, Quincy Jones and Penn & Teller..."
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Film Review June 22, 2000
by Marjorie Baumgarten
Description: Oscar-winning special effects and animation sequences by Ward Kimball make this musical fantasy a perennial favorite. The story tells of the triumph of a rookie witch and some foster children...
by Marjorie Baumgarten
"...Directed by: Robert Stevenson. Starring: Angela Lansbury, David Tomlinson, Roddy McDowall and Sam Jaffe..."
Gaslight
Film Review June 8, 2000
by Marjorie Baumgarten
Description: Charles Boyer plays a man who tries, quite successfully, to drive his wife mad (hence, giving birth to the colloquial expression of “gaslighting” someone). Bergman won an Oscar for her...
by Marjorie Baumgarten
"...Directed by: George Cukor. Starring: Ingrid Bergman, Charles Boyer, Joseph Cotten, Dame May Whitty and Angela Lansbury..."
Exhibitionism
Arts Review March 3, 2000
by Ada Calhoun
"...The bare light bulbs, the pimp wearing a KISS T-shirt, and the "A Little Bird Song," composed by Josh Frank and Conrad C., are such gems. The last -- a ditty somewhere between "Little Birdie," by local band the Orange Mothers, and "Little Yellow Bird," the number sung by a plaintive Angela Lansbury in the film The Picture of Dorian Gray -- has a somber-yet-hopeful tone that nails the hard-won, late-night epiphany, and it fits right into this charmingly done, melancholic bedtime story..."
The Wizard of Oz Gift Set
Screens Story December 10, 1999
by Marcel Meyer
"...leads its old thoroughbred from the stables yet again for the home viewer, this time as an over-stuffed collectible re-mastered in Dolby Digital sound. Wrapped in a box set that also includes a reproduction of the original screenplay, a behind-the-scenes documentary hosted by Angela Lansbury, and rare still photos, cinephiles and memorabilia enthusiasts will also acquire a first-ever recording of the 1939 radio broadcast of "Over the Rainbow." What's more, the DVD version comes equipped with original teaser trailers, special-effects sketches, rare still photos, and a color reprint of the theatrical poster..."
Video Reviews
Screens Review October 22, 1999
by Jerry Renshaw
"...("Video Reviews" wishes to thank Encore Movies & Music, I Luv Video, Vulcan Video, Waterloo Video and Curley's Videos (Lakeway) for their help in providing videos, laser discs, and DVDs.)The Manchurian CandidateD: John Frankenheimer (1962); with Frank Sinatra, Janet Leigh, Laurence Harvey, John McGiver, Angela Lansbury, Henry Silva, James Gregory...."
Wilde Life
Arts Story January 14, 1999
by Ada Calhoun
"...High production values give the story a sleek glamour courtesy of ominous piano music and elegant sets. Supporting actress Angela Lansbury singing "Little Yellow Bird" is icing on the cake...."
The Summer Revival Spirit
Screens Story June 12, 1998
"...D: George Cukor; with Ingrid Bergman, Charles Boyer, Joseph Cotten, Angela Lansbury...."
All Wrapped Up
Screens Story November 28, 1997
by Marjorie Baumgarten
"...D: Don Bluth and Gary Goldman; with the voices of Meg Ryan, John Cusack, Angela Lansbury, Christopher Lloyd, Hank Azaria, Bernadette Peters, Kelsey Grammer...."
And Then a Step to the Right
Screens Column October 31, 1997
by Margaret Moser
"...Call the Lawyers: That made-for-TV movie coming up Sunday night, Murder, She Wrote: South By Southwest (11/1; CBS; 8pm), is not, contrary to what you might think, a murder mystery set in Austin during the annual music festival. (I just can't picture Angela Lansbury running through Zilker Park being chased by a cropduster, although it's not hard to imagine the Jessica Fletchers playing Emo's)..."
Fox and CBS Pull the Switcheroo
Musical Affiliates
News Story June 16, 1995
"...So in September on CBS, Mom and Dad will be catching Angela Lansbury's
Murder She Wrote on Thursdays instead of Sundays. The network moved the
series from its ancient Sunday night slot to make room for two half-hour
sitcoms - Cybill and Almost Perfect...."
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