David de Vries Movies
- 2001
The civilization of ancient Egypt has long held a fascination for modern people. The Sphinx, the pharaohs, pyramids, mummies, and treasure all provide tantalizing clues to this enigmatic culture, whose architectural achievements stand like question marks in the desert sand. This program is the second part of a four-volume series, hosted by Peter Woodward, which presents a fresh look at the Egyptians. In it, archaeologists use their state-of-the-art technology to learn more about Ramses II. The program takes the viewer on site to see recently discovered chambers in KV5, which may contain the mummies of the great pharaoh's children. ~ Rose of Sharon Winter, All Movie Guide
- 2001
The civilization of ancient Egypt has long held a fascination for modern people. The Sphinx, the pharaohs, pyramids, mummies, and treasure all provide tantalizing clues to this enigmatic culture, whose architectural achievements stand like question marks in the desert sand. This program is the third episode in a four-volume series, hosted by Peter Woodward, which presents a fresh look at the Egyptians. Who were the people who built these mansions of the spirits? And what were their lives like? Archaeologists look for clues in burial sites in Mendes and Deir El Medina, where pyramid workers once lived. ~ Rose of Sharon Winter, All Movie Guide
- 2001
The civilization of ancient Egypt has long held a fascination for modern people. The Sphinx, the pharaohs, pyramids, mummies, and treasure all provide tantalizing clues to this enigmatic culture, whose architectural achievements stand like question marks in the desert sand. This program is the second part of a four-volume series, hosted by Peter Woodward, which presents a fresh look at the Egyptians. In this final volume, the subject is the funerary practices of the Egyptians. Archaeologists lead viewers to burial sites at Mendes, the Valley of the Golden Mummies, and the Abydos Boat Graves. Experts discuss mummification practices, and spiritual guidance, as presented in The Egyptian Book of the Dead. ~ Rose of Sharon Winter, All Movie Guide
- 2001
The civilization of ancient Egypt has long held a fascination for modern people. The Sphinx, the pharaohs, pyramids, mummies, and treasure all provide tantalizing clues to this enigmatic culture, whose architectural achievements stand like question marks in the desert sand. This program is the first episode in a four-volume series, hosted by Peter Woodward, which presents a fresh look at the Egyptians. Using state-of-the-art technology, archaeologists have uncovered new information about the majestic final resting places of the pharaohs and their families. The program goes on-location to the Valley of the Kings to explore these mansions of the spirits. ~ Rose of Sharon Winter, All Movie Guide
A high school football coach finds himself fighting for stakes much higher than the State Championship in this drama based on actual events. In 1971, a court order forces three high schools in Alexandria, Virginia (two white, one African-American), to integrate their student bodies and faculties for the first time. As a result, Coach Bill Yoast (Will Patton), longtime head coach of the T.C. Williams High School football team, is asked to step down, and Herman Boone (Denzel Washington) is appointed to replace him as the school's first black faculty member. The new coach is hardly welcomed with open arms, either by the school's staff or the students, and the newly integrated team is full of players (both black and white) who have little trust or respect for one another. But Boone is determined to put a winning team on the field -- it's how he approaches the game, and his future depends on it. Against long odds, Boone helps his team overcome distrust and misunderstanding of their coach (and each other) as they become a gridiron force to be reckoned with. Remember the Titans also features Nicole Ari Parker, Kate Bosworth, and Jerry Brandt, and was produced by action-film kingpin Jerry Bruckheimer. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Denzel Washington, Will Patton, (more)
- 1992
In this complex, gripping made-for-TV courtroom drama, the new DA of a small town is given the job of prosecuting the alleged murderer of a stripper. Unfortunately, his own father is in charge of the defense. To make matters worse, both attorneys are in love with the wife of the accused. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
In this second sequel to Robocop, the mechanical humanoid opposes the evil designs of his creators, who have gone corrupt and are trying to take over all real estate in Detroit, kicking the poorer citizens out of their homes and turning them out into the streets. ~ All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Robert John Burke, Nancy Allen, (more)
After getting his big break, an aspiring TV reporter (Terrence 'T.C.' Carson) finds that showbiz ain't all it's cracked up to be. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Terrence "T.C." Carson, Lisa Arrindell, (more)
- 1989
- PG13
Hulk Hogan, in an inarguably appropriate casting choice, plays a professional wrestler in this action-packed drama. Rip (Hogan) is a grappling star who is approached by Brell (Kurt Fuller), the new head of the World Television Network. Brell wants Rip to wrestle on his network, but Rip insists on honoring his commitment to another outlet. Brell responds by launching a show called "Battle of the Tough Guys," in which the beefy regulars of a particularly rough drinking establishment fight each other on camera. Zeus (Tom "Tiny" Lister, Jr.) soon emerges as the bad guy champion on this new show, and Brell uses Rip's friendship with his assistant Samantha (Joan Severance) to arrange a bout between Zeus and Rip. Rip is not at all interested until Zeus injures his brother and makes the fight a matter of personal pride. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Hulk Hogan, Kurt Fuller, (more)
Based on the life of Sydney Biddle Barrows, this TV movie features Barrows (Candice Bergen) as a former debutante seeking to make money with an escort service for wealthy businessman and foreign dignitaries. ~ John Bush, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Candice Bergen, Chris Sarandon, (more)
Pandering über-producer Dino De Laurentiis followed his unnecessary 1976 remake of King Kong with this even more pointless sequel ten years later. Though the colossal ape Kong took a half-gainer off the World Trade Center for Jessica Lange at the previous film's climax, we are told at the sequel's outset that Kong survived and is being kept alive through artificial means by a secret scientific team (headed by Linda Hamilton in her pre-action-heroine days) dedicated to designing a synthetic replacement heart. When the hilariously huge device is deemed ready for implant, the scientists seek out the only known donor for the requisite blood transfusion: a female Kong, recently captured in Borneo by adventurer Brian Kerwin. Kong's luck turns out to be twofold: not only is the implant a success, the big lug now has a potential mate who's more his type. After Kong rescues his fellow captive, the amorous behemoths eventually thunder off to the mountains to make a great big baby. Director John Guillermin (who helmed the previous film) plays the unbelievably silly premise absolutely straight, including a hilarious heart-transplant scene featuring surgical tools the size of freeway signs, leading viewers to believe that the joke's on them for sitting through this inane exercise. ~ Cavett Binion, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Brian Kerwin, Peter Anthony Elliott, (more)
After helping to kick-start the independent film movement in America with The Return of the Secaucus Seven, John Sayles wrote, directed, and edited his second feature, about a woman who finds herself staring life over after coming out of the closet as a lesbian. Lianna (Linda Griffiths) is a woman in her early thirties who's married to Dick (Jon DeVries), who teaches film at a college in Boston. Lianna first met Dick when she was a student in his class, and while she's grown more assertive and independent with time, Dick has become bitter and difficult, though he tries to be patient with their two children, Spencer (Jesse Solomon) and Theda (Jessica Wight MacDonald). Lianna, who dropped out of college when she married Dick, has begun taking classes again, and strikes up a close friendship with one of her professors, Ruth (Jane Hallaren); Dick, however, would prefer that she spend her time helping him with research on his upcoming thesis. When Lianna discovers Dick has been having an affair with one of his students, she begins to wonder about her future with him as well as her own feelings, and one evening, after dinner and conversation with Ruth, Lianna discovers her new friend has romantic feelings toward her -- and that she feels the same way toward Ruth. When Lianna confronts Dick with the news of her relationship with Ruth, he's livid and makes her leave the house, forcing her to start a new life for herself as she comes to terms with her own sexuality. Comic actor Chris Elliott makes his screen debut in Lianna in a small role as a lighting technician for a dance troupe. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Linda Griffiths, Jane Hallaren, (more)
