John Gunther Movies
- 2002
A slacker who's down on his luck takes a walking tour of New York City in this low-key independent comedy. Trevor Phelps (Jack Thyme) is a 26-year-old nobody with few appreciable skills and fewer prospects. Down to his last 20 bucks, Trevor wakes up one morning and suddenly remembers he has a job interview at 5:30 in the afternoon. With nothing else to do and a whole day ahead of him to fill, Trevor decides to walk to the other side of Manhattan for the interview, rather than take the train or grab a taxi. Along the way, Trevor meets a variety of friends and strangers, interacting and sharing his philosophies with everyone along the way. The first feature from director Anthony Jaswinski, Killing Time was shown at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jack Thyme
- 1996
- NR
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This program follows the travails of three young ladies as they try to make their way through the mean streets of Manhattan. To make ends meet, the girls decide to start a bookie joint (an illegal gambling parlor) with predictably quirky results. Beyond the focus on their careers, this comedy takes a wry look at relationships, and how they've changed in the face of changing gender roles. ~ Rob Ferrier, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Toby Huss, Pam Columbus, (more)
Acclaimed soprano Marie McLaughlin headlines this performance of Guiseppe Verdi's heartbreaking tale of ill-fated love directed for the stage by Sir Peter Hall and featuring conductor Bernard Haitink leading the London Philharmonic. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Marie McLaughlin, Walter Mac Neil, (more)
- 1975
A teenage boy battles courageously against brain cancer in this moving made-for-television drama that is based on John Gunther's 1949 autobiographical account of his son's terrible illness. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
On a secluded base in Arizona, veteran World War One pilot Steve Britt (Preston Foster) trains flyers to fight in World War Two. One of his trainees, Englishman Peter Stackhouse (John Sutton), competes with Britt for the affections of Kay Saunders (Gene Tierney), the daughter of a local rancher. Despite their differences, Britt makes sure Sutton passes his training and becomes a combat pilot -- even though he loses Kay to the young man in the process. Note the photos of director (and former flying ace) Wellman, which are used as the pictures of Sutton's father displayed by Britt and Sutton's grandmother, Lady Stackhouse (Dame May Whitty). ~ Nicole Gagne, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Gene Tierney, Preston S. Foster, (more)
