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Shootdown (1988)
Intense Tear- Jerker
I cried pretty much from start to finish on this one! which I didn't really expect to happen! it was certainly an intense, emotional experience for me! Angela Lansbury conveys very well the grief and heartache of a mother who has just lose her son so tragically! she had previously lost her other son to Cancer, but as she says in the film they knew what was coming with him, so there was time to prepare themselves, this tragedy was different! she has no body to bury! it's really a raw emotional feature guys! at least I thought so, we can argue what we want hear about conspiracy or what not, but this is a powerful film! showing footage from actual newsreels, add to the reality of the piece! sure it is a talky film! But it needs to me, I recommend 'Shootdown' it is probably the best performance Lansbury gave in a TV film during her run on 'Murder she wrote' so raw and emotional! must- see at least one!
Stage 7: Billy and the Bride (1955)
Fun Installment
I recently purchased a DVD called 'The Golden Age of TV Westerns' and this episode starring Hugh O'Brian, Angela Lansbury and Dick Foran was included in the pack, the reason I bought it really! since I am a huge Lansbury fan, and these Live TV Drama's she did are kind of hard to come by. This one was a pretty funny one actually, which I didn't expect at all, the plot sounded sort of serious! but the content is almost borderline slapstick really! Angela gets to show off her comedy chops here very well as Vanessa Peters, Hugh O'Brian is a sure looker, and also delivers some comedy goods! the scenes with them together in the house are priceless IMO, so if you can get yourself a copy of the above DVD or can see this in some other format, I'd recommend it, the DVD was pretty cheap. The Quality isn't the best, but it didn't bother me!
Fun Comedy!