Paul Williams Movies

Directed by Garry Marshall, The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement picks up where its predecessor left off -- that is, with American teenager Mia Thermopolis (Anne Hathaway) reeling over the news that she is a princess within the royal family of Genovia, a little-known European nation with a population of barely 50,000. As promised, Mia, along with her best friend, Lilly (Heather Matarazzo), travels to Genovia after their high-school graduation. The unlikely princess has hardly settled into the castle, let alone begun representing the country, when she learns that a larger title is approaching more rapidly than expected; it seems as though Mia will have to take over as queen. Suddenly, in addition to further schooling on the etiquette of royalty, Mia finds herself with a daunting prospect -- according to Genovian law, all princesses must be married before they can be crowned. In addition to Julie Andrews' reprisal of her role as Queen Clarisse Renaldi, The Princess Diaries 2 also features Hector Elizondo and John Rhys-Davies in supporting roles. Though Princess Diaries author Meg Cabot did pen a sequel (The Princess Diaries: Princess in the Spotlight), this film is not an adaptation. ~ Tracie Cooper, All Movie Guide

First telecast on January 26, 2000, "Virtuoso" centers around the modest singing talents of the Doctor (Robert Picardo). The Voyager is visited by representatives of the technologically superior, and extremely arrogant, Qomar Race. Finding out that the Qomars have built their culture on strict mathematical values, the Doctor decides to introduce the concept of music to the planet. So overwhelmed are the Qomar that the Doctor finds himself embarked upon a successful concert tour, idolized by millions. As his "agent" Tincoo (Kamela Lopez Dawson) reaps the financial benefits of this musical phenomenon, the Doctor weighs the possibility of remaining amongst his enthusiastic fans -- and never returning to Voyager, where a dire need still exists for his medical expertise. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Medieval lifestyles and just plain evil rivalries engulf the Lawndale community in this episode of the animated MTV series Daria. When the school library's roof collapses, authoritarian principal Ms. Li (voice of Nora Laudani) orders her students to raise funds for a new one by staging a recreation of the Middle Ages, complete with a production of The Canterbury Tales. Quinn (voice of Wendy Hoopes) beats out both Fashion Club rival Sandi (voice of Janie Mertz) and dim cheerleader Brittany (voice of Janie Mertz) for the lead opposite Kevin (voice of Marc Thompson), Brittany's equally stupid quarterback boyfriend. On the day of the fair, however, Brittany gets back at Quinn by sending Kevin on a detour so epic that it precludes his participation in the drama. Daria (voice of Tracy Grandstaff) and Jane (voice of Wendy Hoopes), too, do their best not to take part in any of the activities, though they don't need Brittany to trick them into skipping out. Conscientiously objecting to the spirit of the occasion, they nevertheless respond to the latest romantic crisis of Fashion Club underling Stacy (voice of Sarah Drew) with some compassionate advice. Meanwhile, Quinn succumbs to some less altruistic advice when the vengeful Sandi plants a seed of doubt in her mind about how best to read her lines. Stuttering like a retarded robot, Quinn ruins the play -- with help from Jeffy (voice of Tim Novikoff), Kevin's ill-prepared stand-in, whose own performance is the victim of foul play at the hands of Quinn's rival suitors. The audience's callous reaction to the botched performance leads Jake (voice of Julian Rebolledo) to unleash some strong words on the assembled crowd. A riot ensues, leaving Daria and Jane free to warp the minds of the little kids who've gathered to hear real-life medieval tales. ~ Brian J. Dillard, All Movie Guide

Daria (voice of Tracy Grandstaff) and Jane (voice of Wendy Hoopes) experience the subjective nature of cinema firsthand when they shoot a documentary about Quinn (voice of Wendy Hoopes) in this episode of the animated MTV series Daria. Jake (voice of Julian Rebolledo) kick-starts the girls' interest in film when he begins excavating and archiving various home moves from when Daria and Quinn were younger. As usual, these childhood memories spark painful reminiscences about his own upbringing at the hands of a tyrannical father. Shortly thereafter, tyrannical teacher Mr. DeMartino (voice of Marc Thompson) seizes on an idea of Daria's and assigns his class to partner up behind the camera. While Brittany (voice of Janie Mertz), Kevin (voice of Marc Thompson), Jodie (voice of Jessica Cydnee Jackson) and Mack (voice of Paul Williams) learn some painful lessons about the separation between observer and participant in their quest to document a local supermarket strike, Daria and Jane strike out in their search for esoteric inspiration. Quinn is hardly their first choice of subjects, but the fashion plate is more than happy to fill in when various artsier ideas fail to take off. Following Quinn around for the day, the budding auteurs capture plenty of material that exposes Quinn's vanity and vapidity. But Helen (voice of Wendy Hoopes) intercedes when she gets wind of what Daria is up to. Her mom-inspired conscience acting overtime in the editing room, the sardonic filmmaker reluctantly shapes her raw material into a relatively positive profile. In the process, she inadvertently enhances her sister's already enormous popularity. ~ Brian J. Dillard, All Movie Guide

Daria (voice of Tracy Grandstaff) and Jane (voice of Wendy Hoopes) once again suffer the school-spirit torture of Ms. Li (voice of Nora Laudani), but this time Helen (voice of Wendy Hoopes) comes through with a spectacular rescue in this episode of the animated MTV series Daria. The latest skirmish in the war between the girls' cynicism and the principal's authority comes in the form of "Student Life at the Dawn of the New Millennium," a voluntary statewide poster contest that Lawndale's students are encouraged to enter. At the prodding of well-intentioned art teacher Ms. Defoe (voice of Nicole Carin), Jane decides to enter, but she relies on Daria's verbal acuity to set off her beautiful imagery. A planning session/pizza binge provides the inspiration for Jane's glassily pretty painting of a beauty queen at her dressing table -- an image whose witty poetic caption reveals that the girl's supposed beauty is the result of an acute case of bulimia. Ms. Defoe finds the shocking contrast between image and word a bit tasteless, but Daria's explanation of the poster's social relevance spurs the instructor to choose the poster as Lawndale High's entry in the larger contest. Unfortunately, Ms. Li and Mr. O'Neill (voice of Marc Thompson) feel the need to soften Daria's verse to the point where the poster advocates the teen obsession with beauty rather than condemning it. The girls try to back out of the contest, then demand that their name be removed from the altered entry when Ms. Li decides that the contest is mandatory after all. One act of surreptitious vandalism later, Daria and Jane find themselves facing the principal's fiery wrath -- until Daria's lawyer mom starts invoking free speech, civil rights, and the threat of litigation, thereby getting the girls off scot-free. ~ Brian J. Dillard, All Movie Guide

A paintball outing reveals personality clashes and hidden talents in this episode of the animated MTV series Daria. Daria (voice of Tracy Grandstaff) and Quinn (voice of Wendy Hoopes) are desperate to keep their parents in the dark about the hands-on tactical warfare demonstration Mr. DeMartino (voice of Marc Thompson) is planning. But when they and their fellow students arrive at the wilderness battle site, Helen (voice of Wendy Hoopes) and Jake (voice of Julian Rebolledo) are there to greet them, paint guns in hand. Daria and Jane (voice of Wendy Hoopes) are smart enough to get taken out of the game early and deliberately, freeing them to wander off in search of a local shop owned by a shark-hunter with a suspiciously familiar shtick. Meanwhile, Brittany (voice of Janie Mertz) reveals that doing the splits and spelling out words with her arms are the least of her talents as she leads her team on an impressively orchestrated killing spree. The Fashion Club proves similarly adept at dealing out death; unfortunately though, they're better at accidentally massacring each other than at raining fire down on their enemies. Eventually, actual rain and extensive casualties force both chaperones and students into their tents, where abrasive principal Ms. Li (voice of Nora Laudani) gets into a catfight with Helen and bitter divorcée Ms. Barch (voice of Ashley Albert) finds comfort in the sensitive arms of Mr. O'Neill (voice of Marc Thompson). By the time everyone is ready to leave, Daria and Jane have rejoined the group, but the elder Morgendorffers get left behind -- along with Sandi (voice of Janie Mertz), who enacts a very convincing imitation of the climactic scene from Platoon. ~ Brian J. Dillard, All Movie Guide

A class assignment convinces Daria (voice of Tracy Grandstaff) to hang it up as a writer until she receives strong advice from an unexpected source in this episode of the animated MTV series Daria. The student's writer's block is her own fault; she shoots her mouth off to Mr. O'Neill (voice of Marc Thompson) about already having read all the books on his reading list of moral fiction. His solution? Assign her to write, rather than read, a story with moral dimensions. Riffing on pop culture and literary classics proves amusing but not too creatively rewarding, so Daria heads back to the drawing board in search of fresh inspiration. Helen (voice of Wendy Hoopes) provides no help whatsoever when she compares the budding author to her fashion-plate sister, Quinn (voice of Wendy Hoopes). Mr. O'Neill, too, gives poor advice, leading the frustrated Daria to pen yet another tacky piece of hackwork. Finally, though, Mom comes through: Helen advises Daria to write something meaningful rather than moral, wisdom that prompts the teen to compose a hopeful fairy tale in which all of her family's dysfunctions and infighting have been been banished once and for all. Daria still isn't completely happy with her work, but Helen sure is, providing a rare moment of unadulterated mother/daughter bonding. ~ Brian J. Dillard, All Movie Guide

The ongoing war between the Narn and Centauri threatens to escalate throughout the universe. G'Kar implores Sheridan to fight on the side of the Narns. Elsewhere, Ivanova must negotiate with the Lumati, a hostile alien species, and Londo begins to allow his newly acquired power to supercede his good judgment. Paul Williams guest-stars as Taq. Written by J. Michael Straczynski, "Acts of Sacrifice" first aired on February 22, 1995. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Troma, that little independent tiffany company that produced such delicate bon-bons as The Toxic Avenger and Surf Nazis Must Die, set up their own specialty branch, 50th Street Films, to release films requiring a more delicate touch. So what better outfit to handle a quiet little direct-to-video release about presidential assassination like The November Men? Director Paul Williams stars as Arthur Gwenlyn, who organizes a gang of revolutionaries, terrorists, war veterans, and cut-throats to journey to Washington to kill then-President George Bush. Williams, going the Oliver Stone route, utilizes a bevy of actual footage of George Bush and other political leaders, charmingly framed in gun sights. But as Gwenlyn's men move closer to Washington and their target, Gwenlyn's own motives for bringing the group to the nation's capital become more mysterious and obscure. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide