Michael Cornelison Movies

Max Allan Collins - the author of the graphic novel that formed the basis of Sam Mendes's picture The Road to Perdition - qualifies as one of the leading experts on early 20th century crime and law enforcement. Collins parlayed his insights on these subjects into an Edgar Award-winning, one-man stage show on the life and career of anti-mob agent Eliot Ness, the legendary figure who helped bring down Al Capone and gained immortality via The Untouchables. The home video release Eliot Ness: An Untouchable Life presents a filmed version of the original stage play, starring Michael Cornelison of Remington Steele and Hunter fame. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi

Released at the height of Stephen King's popularity in the 1980s, this home video pairs two short films adapted from the horror author's earliest (and most revered) short-story compilation. The first tale, "The Woman in the Room," marked a promising genre debut from writer-director Frank Darabont, who would later garner critical acclaim, as well as Oscar and Golden Globe nominations, for The Shawshank Redemption, adapted from King's superb non-horror novella. A study of internalized horror and fear of mortality, "Woman" involves a distraught young man's inner torment over the suffering of his terminally ill mother and his ultimate solution to both her woes and his own. The second entry, Jeff Schiro's "The Boogeyman," though not as technically polished and sublime as the first, is nevertheless wonderfully entertaining, providing horrors of a far more visceral nature. It is told from the perspective of a deeply disturbed man, who confides in his therapist that his childhood fears of the closet-dwelling title monster may have caused the death of his own children, perhaps by his own hand... perhaps something else. The gritty, low-budget style of these shorts actually enhances the pervasive sense of dread, together with tight plotting and fine performances which heighten the level of terror, placing this compilation a cut above most Hollywood renderings of King's work. ~ Cavett Binion, Rovi

A witness who has been bribed into a silence and a suspected murder find themselves in the cross-hairs of a demented surveillance expert. This self-styled "Avenging Angel" uses futuristic weaponry to wipe lawbreakers off the face of the earth. Hunter (Rick Dryer) must stop the demonic angel before he (or she?) can strike again. This episode was directed by series regular James Whitmore Jr. (Sgt. Ben Terwilliger). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Based on the writings and experiences of "gonzo" journalist Hunter S. Thompson, Where the Buffalo Roam details the adventures of Thompson (Bill Murray) and his attorney (Peter Boyle), whose character is rewritten as Mexican-American rather than Samoan, as they pillage and plunder their way across America on a drunken, drug-saturated mission to...well, their mission is as yet undetermined, but they set about it anyway. Highlights include a staged broadcast of the Super Bowl from Thompson's hotel room and a scene in which he escapes from the police with a little help from his trusty sidekick. ~ Jeremy Beday, Rovi