Carl Anderson Movies
An African-American singer-actor, Anderson first appeared onscreen as Judas in rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar. ~ All Movie Guide
This presentation from View Video features songstress Nancy Wilson in a live stage performance at the 1987 JVC Jazz Festival in New York City. Nancy Wilson at Carnegie Hall finds Wilson joined by Carl Anderson as she performs "Dearly Beloved," "A Song for You," "The Way It Goes," "The Folks Who Live on the Hill," "I Was Telling Him About You," "You Know," "Guess Who I Saw Today," "First Time on a Ferris Wheel," "Forbidden Lover," and "How Glad I Am." ~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide
- 1989
The complex nature of Scandanavian attitudes towards non-Scandanavian immigrants (particularly political asylum-seekers) is the focus of this controversial film. This long Swedish documentary (3 hours) explores the furor in Sjobo, a little town near Malmo, when it is announced that 15 refugees (possibly from Arab countries) are slated to be relocated there. The beginning of the documentary explores the town's social fabric without reference to the refugee question. It appears to be a warm and welcoming place. Then the refugee question is addressed, and the previous warmth disappears, with one local political figure musing that, if such resettlements continue to be allowed, it's likely that future generations of Swedes will not have blond hair or blue eyes. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Carl Anderson
Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Alice Walker, The Color Purple spans the years 1909 to 1949, relating the life of Celie (Whoopi Goldberg), a Southern black woman virtually sold into a life of servitude to her brutal husband, sharecropper Albert (Danny Glover). Celie pours out her innermost thoughts in letter form to her sister Nettie (Akousa Busia), but Albert has been hiding the letters Nettie writes back, allowing Celie to assume that Nettie is dead. Finally, Celie finds a champion in the don't-take-no-guff Sofia (Oprah Winfrey), the wife of Glover's son from a previous marriage. Alas, Sofia is "humbled" when she is beaten into submission by angry whites. Later, Celie is able to forge a strong friendship with Albert's mistress Shug (Margaret Avery). Emboldened by this, Celie begins rifling through her husband's belongings and finds Nettie's letters. Able at last to stand up to her husband, Celie leaves him to search for a new life on her own. A major box-office hit, The Color Purple was nominated for eleven Oscars. The film was co-produced by Quincy Jones, who also wrote the score. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Danny Glover, Whoopi Goldberg, (more)
- 1979
This bush-league Eyes of Laura Mars stars Deborah Raffin as a model with a "sixth sense." First she senses that an airline is to be bombed--a premonition which comes true. Then she senses that the bomber knows who she is and plans to kill her. Unfortunately, Raffin has the usual TV-movie precognitive skills which allow her to see what's going to happen, but which prevent her from determining who's going to do it. Mind over Murder was directed by Ivan Nagy, better known for his highly publicized involvement in the Heidi Fleiss scandal. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
The hunt for a large, precious black pearl located off the coast of Baja California provides the basis of this youthful adventure. Though a relatively simple dive is required, the young hero must first contend with the giant, protective manta ray that guards the treasure. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1978
TV personality Ruth Beetson-White (played by futureNewhart costar Mary Frann) is determined to frame Morry Hawthorne (Ken McMillan), the manager of boxer Jesus Hernandez (Rocky Echevarria), on a trumped-up federal charge. Since Jim (James Garner) owns a percentage of Hernandez, Hawthorne's plight is of special interest to him. It later develops that several of Jim's fellow investors have been scammed by Hawthorne, but this doesn't make Ruth right; in fact, her involvement in the case may make her dead wrong. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
The second Biblical epic to be turned into a musical by composer Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyricist Tim Rice, this box-office disappointment recounts the last week in the life of Jesus Christ in rock-opera format and from the surprising point of view of Christ's betrayer, Judas Iscariot. Carl Anderson stars as Judas, who has begun to believe that Jesus (Ted Neeley) has sold out and started buying into the mythology that's quickly springing up around him. Particularly disturbing to Judas is the relationship between Jesus and his friend Mary Magdalene (Yvonne Elliman), a prostitute. When Jesus throws a temper tantrum at the moneylenders in a temple, Judas determines to work with the Pharisees who want to put Jesus on trial as a false prophet. Following his success with the adaptation of Fiddler on the Roof (1971), director Norman Jewison experimented with a hippie-influenced sensibility on Jesus Christ Superstar (1973). Among such touches are depictions of the cast arriving via bus to mount the show, modern high-tech weaponry in the hands of the ancient Romans, and on-location filming in Israel. ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Ted Neeley, Carl Anderson, (more)
