Noam Zylberman Movies
- 1992
In this drama, based on a true story, an unconventional New England principal tries some radical new techniques to reform his high school and ends up unemployed. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Michael Tucker, Jill Eikenberry, (more)
- 1990
In this made-for-cable family drama set in the 1880s, a teen and his dog set out on a cross-country journey to find the boy's father, who escaped police custody after being falsely accused of murder. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Movie Guide
- 1990
This Canadian TV movie stars Marion Bennett as a young girl possessed of mysterious powers. No Carrie she, Bennett hopes to harness her unique gifts for good. Her main mission is to reunite her long-estranged mother and father. The film makes excellent atmospheric use of its mist-enshrouded Prince Edward Island locations. Lantern Hill was originally telecast in two parts on PBS' weekend Wonderworks series. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Based on E.T.A. Hoffman's classic book The Nutcracker and the Mouse King, this animated holiday tale utilizes the vocal talents of such stars as Kiefer Sutherland, Peter O'Toole and Phyllis Diller. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Kiefer Sutherland, Megan Follows, (more)
- 1989
While Love and Hate: A Marriage Made in Hell had its American network debut in July of 1990, it was not precisely a world premiere. The film had already been shown in 1989 on Canadian TV, where it was the highest-rated TV movie of that year. Small wonder: It was based on a true story that had dominated Canadian headlines since 1980. Kenneth Welsh stars as Colin Thatcher, a wealthy Saskatchewan rancher/ politician. Kate Nelligan plays his wife, who withstands years of physical abuse before filing for divorce. Using his political and financial clout, Thatcher carries on a brutal courtroom battle to gain custody of his children. His wife wins but the victory is brief, however; Mrs. Thatcher ends up murdered. Thatcher is almost immediately pounced upon as the prime suspect, and the film concludes with his trial--which develops into a real nail-biter. Based on a true story that had hogged Canadian headlines for nearly a decade, Love and Hate: A Marriage Made in Hell was the highest-rated TV movie to be shown on Canadian TV in 1989. Its below-the-border debut occurred on July 15 and 16, 1990; in syndication, the two-part film was trimmed to 153 minutes. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Kate Nelligan, Kenneth Welsh, (more)
- 1988
Young Noam Zylberman, a well-known Canadian child actor (and cartoon voiceover veteran), stars in The Outside Chance of Maximillian Glick. Growing up in a Jewish household during the 1960s, Zylberman would like to escape the confines of tradition and chart his own course. He finally gets the opportunity break free and pursue his ambitions. A have-it-both-ways finale marks this otherwise refreshing youth-oriented Canadian film. Outside Chance of Maximillian Glick was released in the US in 1991, two years after its Canadian premiere. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Noam Zylberman, Fairuza Balk, (more)
- 1988
Based on a true story, this made-for-TV movie follows the scandal that arises when a prominent judge is discovered to be leading a secret life as the husband and father of two different families. ~ Iotis Erlewine, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Robert Foxworth, Michele Greene, (more)
- 1987
Hello Kitty (voice of Tara Charendoff) and her friends put their own spin on a handful of classic fairy tales in this collection of four stories from the animated television series Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater. Episodes featured are "Kitty and the Beast," "Grinder Genie and the Magic Lamp," "Hello Mother Goose," and "Little Red Bunny Hood." ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- 1987
Sanrio's beloved Hello Kitty characters, formerly found only on stationery and gift items, are brought to life in DIC's versions of fairy tales and classic film stories. In Hello Kitty: Wizard of Paws, characters Hello Dorothy, Tin Penguin, Scarecrow Chip, and Cowardly Melody Rabbit reenact the classic journey through Oz that helps teach Hello Dorothy that "there's no place like home." ~ Sarah Sloboda, All Movie Guide
