Nell Cox Movies

A number of talented contemporary writers are busy capturing the imagination and attention of readers all over the world. All have special ties to America's southern states, a fact that reveals itself with a unique outlook on life and unusually colorful plots and characters. This volume examines the world of playwright Marsha Norman, who is best-known for 'Night Mother and The Secret Garden. She has received a Tony Award and a Pulitzer Prize for her work. This six-part series also profiles the lives and writings of authors Ed McClanahan, Bobbie Ann Mason, George C. Wolfe, Lee Smith, and Barbara Kingsolver. ~ Elizabeth Smith, Rovi

Vincent Price hosts this made-for-television trio of ghostly tales meant especially for children. The stories are "The Ghost Belongs to Me," 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," and "The House with a Clock in Its Walls." ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

Roommate, which appeared on PBS in the "American Playhouse" series, involves an unlikely pair of college roommates sharing a dorm room in a Midwestern university in 1952. One's a goody-goody all-American type and the other's a politically active rebel. This real salt-and-pepper scenario provides for some fairly good laughs. Roommate is based upon a story by John Updike. ~ Rovi

It's the 4077th MASH unit vs. the 8063rd in a big footrace. To improve their respective odds, both camps have arranged for trained Olympic runners to compete. But when the 4077th's star runner fails to show up, it is up to a home-grown athlete--namely, Father Mulcahy (William Christopher)--to defeat the 8063rd's Earl "Jackrabbit" LeMasters (Mark Anderson). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi