Joel Leffert Movies
- 2002
Novelist, professor, and scholar Robert H. Liberman makes his directorial debut with the showbiz comedy Green Lights. Bob Beeman (John Fitzgibbon) is a location scout for the major film studio Everest Pictures in New York City. He struggles to work beneath his brother in-law, Wendell (Joel Leffert), who's also the CEO of the company. Looking for a location in upstate Ithaca for the big-budget movie "Virgin Blood," Bob finds himself surrounded by small-town folk who think he's a big-time movie producer. Different acts pitch their talents to him, and he ends up getting really impressed with the musical "Julio," the work of composer/writer team Jimmy (Daniel Dresner) and Alex (Shawn Randall). Everest Pictures wants nothing to do with it, so Bob sets out to produce it himself with his newfound friends. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- John FitzGibbon, Daniel Dresner, (more)
- 2001
A paroled hitman turns up murdered. The detectives have every reason to believe that the victim had been hired by wealthy widow Lorraine Cobin (Cathy Gentile-Moriarty) to kill an unwanted relative. Once the case goes to trial, the D.A.'s office is presented with seemingly irrefutable proof that they've been barking up the wrong tree. The viewer is advised to pay close attention to this episode until the very last scene. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 2000
The detectives investigate when the co-owner of a clothing store is murdered. The chief suspect heads to Israel; to avoid extradition, he invokes the "Law of Return," which decrees that every Jew on earth is automatically a citizen of Israel. To crack this case, the DA's office must enter into a tense series of conferences with an impartial group of New York rabbis. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1999
When the younger daughter of a wealthy family is murdered on her own property, an investigation reveals that the girl was addicted to drugs. At first, it looks as if the girl was killed by a member of her immediate family. But further developments shift suspicion upon two sons of the family's equally wealthy friends -- leading to a great deal of pressure brought to bear on the DA's office. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1994
A young married couple, Eileen and Marty Willick (Kevin O'Rourke, Julie Boyd), tell the police that their baby has been kidnapped. As detective Logan (Chris Noth) pursues the investigation, he begins to suspect that someone (the parents, perhaps?) murdered the missing child. The case veers off into a wholly unexpected direction with the introduction of a seriously ill serial killer. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1991
Season One of Law & Order came to an end with this emotionally charged episode, in which police captain Don Cragen (Dann Florek) is himself a suspect in a conspiracy investigation. Cragen's longtime friend and colleague Peter O'Farrell (Robert Lansing), the NYPD's Chief of Operations, is suspected of laundering drug money. Reluctantly, the D.A.'s office pursues a possible link between O'Farrell's alleged crime and Cragen's supposed complicity. Series regular George Dzundza makes his final appearance as Detective Max Greevey. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
