Valerie Woods Movies
- 1995
Maya Angelou is more or less typecast as celebrated poet Clarice Mitchell, the mother of Sam Mitchell (Michael Beach) and godmother of HIV-positive Megan Brooks (played by singer Natalie Cole). A lifelong friend and admirer of Megan, Sam valiantly disregards her illness and proposes marriage--which angers and upsets Clarice, who demands that Sam break off the engagement instantly. Making the situation worse for Sam is Megan herself, who is convinced that Clarice is right. It is up to Tess (Della Reese) to smooth out this unusually rough situation. Maya Angelou wrote a special poem for this episode--as did series star Roma Downey (Monica), whose own literary contribution is hilariously (and deliberately!) dreadful. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1995
In this sequel to the first-season episode "Fear Not", Randy Travis and Paul Wittenburg) return respectively in the roles of taciturn small-towner Wayne and his mentally challenged brother Joey. Having previously witness a miracle--to wit, Monica (Roma Downey) revealing herself as an angel--Wayne and Joey are exploited by a phony preacher named Charles (William R. Moses), who is using a feather from Monica's Heavenly dove as an icon to collect donations. It so happens that Charles is Wayne and Joey's brother, and that Wayne had himself once been Charles' con-artist partner. Though Wayne is determined to put an end to Charles' life of crime, it is Joey who ultimately resolves the problem (though Monica is once again obliged to put in a last-act appearance!) ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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