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Jim O'Brien Movies

2005  
 
Zankou (Oded Fehr) goes to incredibly complex lengths to lure the Charmed Ones into his demonic lair. Meanwhile, one of Zankou's minions turns the girls' mansion inside out in hopes of locating the spiritual nexus that will release the Shadow, thereby imbuing Zankou with the "Ultimate Power." In order to protect his parents, Piper (Holly Marie Combs) and Leo (Brian Krause), from the impending demon assault, baby Wyatt shrinks them both and locks them in a tiny dollhouse -- with neither parent aware of the other's plight! ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Starring:
Brian KrauseDorian Gregory, (more)
 
2003  
 
Three cute wood nymphs lose their satyr-protector to a demon who demands that the girls show him the "eternal spring" of immortality. In trying to help the enchanted threesome, Paige (Rose McGowan) is herself transformed into a nymph -- and she may not be allowed to reassume her human form. Elsewhere, the Charmed Ones squabble over new witchcraft issues, and Phoebe (Alyssa Milano) wonders if her relationship with her handsome boss, Jason (Eric Dane), is truly spiritual or merely sexual. ~ Rovi

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Starring:
Brian KrauseJulian McMahon, (more)
 
1997  
 
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Based on Daphne du Maurier's Gothic novel, this romantic made-for-television drama centers on the beautiful young bride of the much older, recently widowed Maxim De Winter. A middle-class lass, unschooled in aristocratic ways, the young bride finds herself at sea in a world where social skills are everything. It does not help that she finds herself constantly in the ever-present specter of Maxim's perfect, beautiful late-wife Rebecca. The housekeeper Mrs. Danvers, who adored Rebecca, only makes life more intolerable for the struggling wife. Unfortunately, she soon discovers that Danvers is the least of her problems. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

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1993  
 
Foreign Affairs was adapted from the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Alison Lurie. Joanne Woodward plays Vinnie Miner, a college professor on sabbatical in England. While still on the plane, Vinnie makes the acquaintance of hard-hat tourist Chuck Mumpson (Brian Dennehy). Though she isn't too fond of Chuck's coarse, vulgar behavior, she finds him somehow fascinating. Likewise, Chuck is turned off by Vinnie's nose-in-the-air sophistication, but he's turned on by her. By the time the two of them have hit London, their mutual attraction has blossomed into love--much to the horror of their respective friends and family. Eric Stolz, Stephanie Beacham and Ian Richardson co-star in this made-for-cable confection, which first aired March 17, 1993, over the TNT channel. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Starring:
Joanne WoodwardBrian Dennehy, (more)
 
1992  
 
Fedora-crowned adventurer Indiana Jones begins his career chasing danger in this TV movie, which follows the character back to his boyhood. The nine-year-old Indy (Corey Carrier) joins his father (Lloyd Owen), an anthropology professor, for an international lecture tour that takes him from New Jersey to Egypt, where they uncover both ancient artifacts and evidence of a recent murder. Assisting them in their investigation is none other than T.E. Lawrence. Years later, a teenaged Indy (Sean Patrick Flanery) is still getting himself into hot water as he has run-ins with Mexican rebel leader Pancho Villa (Mike Moroff) and is abducted by slave traders in Marrakech. Re-edited from episodes of the television series The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles: My First Adventure also features Margaret Tyzack as young Indy's tutor and Ruth DeSosa as his mother. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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Starring:
Corey CarrierSean Patrick Flanery, (more)
 
1989  
 
The brilliant young British actress Jane Horrocks made her film debut in The Dressmaker. She plays Rita, the 17-year-old niece of two Liverpool sisters, who are united only by a common hatred. Older sister Nellie (Joan Plowright) is an emotionally repressed dressmaker, while Margo (Billie Whitelaw) is her brash, libertine younger sibling. Caught in the middle, Rita spends most of her time snivelling over her fate. Though it is clear that no love is lost in this household, the aunts betray a nasty jealous streak when the niece falls in love with American Wesley (Tim Ransom). This quietly turbulent domestic drama was based on The Secret Glass, a novel by Beryl Bainbridge. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Starring:
Joan PlowrightBillie Whitelaw, (more)
 
1986  
 
The three-part British miniseries The Monocled Mutineer related the true story of army private Percy Topliss, who during WWI rebelled against the cruelties imposed upon conscripts at the infamous Etaples training camp. After fomenting a mutiny on September 29, 1917, Topliss was forced to go on the lam, "hiding in plain sight" by successfully impersonating an Army captain. The chase ended not long after Topliss murdered a London cab driver in 1920. Busy TV and stage scrivener Alan Bleasdale was given the task of compressing Topliss' "career" into a single 95-minute episode and two 75-minute installments. The Monocled Mutineer was shown by BBC1 between August 31 and September 29, 1986. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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1984  
 
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Based on Paul Scott's The Raj Quartet, Jewel in the Crown was an Emmy-winning 14-part presentation of PBS' Masterpiece Theatre. The story is set during the last two decades of British rule in India. The plot is set in motion by the disappearance of British woman Daphne Manners (Susan Woolridge); educated Indian Hari Kumar is implicated and eventually imprisoned. Carrying the throughline of the story is investigating police superintendent Ronald Merrick (Tim Piggott-Smith), whose own life experiences touch the lives of the several families--British and Indian--involved in this multigenerational tale of class and color consciousness. Originally presented during Masterpiece Theatre's 1984-85 season, Jewel in the Crown was successfully repeated in the summer of 1987. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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