Julia Cameron Movies
- 1989
This whimsical supernatural comedy, a low-budget first-time production by screenwriter Julia Cameron, suffered a near-fatal blow when its production soundtrack was stolen. As a consequence, this awkwardly dubbed feature has rarely been seen outside of a few film festival showings. The story concerns the fate of Victoria Potter (Domenica Cameron-Scorsese), a girl who recently suffered the loss of both her divorced parents. They were loving but shallow and self-centered show-biz parents. Victoria has been left in the custody of the surviving spouses from their second marriages. From the afterlife, the two look in on their daughter, and meanwhile rediscover the affection that led them to marry in the first place. They are not pleased with the treatment their daughter is getting, and, seeking the assistance of the deity (who appears here in feminist guise), connive to have her placed in the custody of a much more suitable couple. Cameron was married to director Martin Scorsese. Domenica Cameron-Scorsese, here making her screen debut, is their daughter. One wonders if there are any autobiographical elements to the portrayal of the parents. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Marge Kotlisky
- 1981
TV movies dealing with Elvis Presley are always good for a few vital extra rating points, and Elvis and the Beauty Queen was no exception to this rule. The King, here played by Don Johnson, is first seen here at the age of 37. Elvis falls in love with 21-year-old Miss Universe contestant Linda Thompson (Stephanie Zimbalist), and the two stay together for five years, remaining as close as it's possible to be a world populated of managers, gophers and sycophants. Linda tries to wean Presley off drugs, but you and I and everyone in the universe knows how that turned out. There's nothing here that hasn't already been trampled to death by the tabloids, but diehard Elvis fanatics will be satisfied. Three surprises: Elvis and the Beauty Queen was not telecast on Elvis' birthday; it wasn't telecast on the anniversary of his death; and it premiered in March of 1981, several weeks after the February "sweeps". ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
