David Irving Movies
- 1991
Each episode of Portrait of an Artist offers an intimate peek at the life and work of an important figure in the world of art. Not just a dry discussion of the major works, this is an exploration of the environment that produced the artist and influenced her work. From interviews with family and friends, to short trips to the artist's favorite haunts, no stone is left unturned. In this particular episode, viewers explore the life and work of Faith Ringgold, an American folk artist who chose quilting to express her impressions of the day-to-day life of African-Americans in her time. ~ Rob Ferrier, All Movie Guide
- 1990
- R
In this thriller a Chicago policeman grows suspicious after his daughter does not return from a modeling assignment on a Caribbean island. He flies out to find her and finds himself in some rather strange situations. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Kris Kristofferson, Jeffrey Meek, (more)
- 1989
- R
Originally conceived as a Return of the Living Dead sequel and later inexplicably re-titled (despite the highly questionable marketing value of a C.H.U.D. franchise) this clunky attempt at a horror satire involves a pair of teenage do-nothings who abscond from a military base with a corpse who turns out to be a zombie, the by-product of a backfired military experiment. Despite the C.H.U.D. (Cannibalistic Humanoid Underground Dweller) references, Bud (Gerrit Graham) is really a zombie of the George Romero variety, chomping down on human flesh and spreading the virulent zombie plague to those unfortunate enough to be onscreen long enough. Eye-rolling Graham is fun to watch, as always, and Robert Vaughn puts in a goofy performance as a rabidly gung-ho general, but they provide scarce gems of humor in a morass of reconstituted horror plot elements and lame jokes. The end product is more C.R.U.D. than C.H.U.D. ~ Cavett Binion, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Brian Robbins, Bill Calvert, (more)
- 1987
Featuring several gorgeous ballet sequences, Sleeping Beauty is a live-action telling of the classic fairy tale, starring Tahnee Welch as Beauty. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Movie Guide
This witty version of Hans Christian Anderson's moral tale of a king whose vanity makes him an easy mark for con artists, features Sid Caesar and Art Carney. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Sid Caesar, Clive Revill, (more)
Billy Barty, one of the world's biggest little people, stars in this musical children's fable from the Brothers Grimm. Rumpelstiltskin (Barty) promises the miller's daughter Katie (Amy Irving) that she will be able to spin straw into gold in order to win the love of the Prince (John Mouler-Brown). After the marriage, Katie gives birth to a son that the nasty gnome abducts. Rumpelstiltskin agrees to give the child back to Katie if she can guess his name. An excellent performance from Billy Barty who began his career in the silent film era. Amy Irving's brother David provides the direction. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Amy Irving, Billy Barty, (more)
- 1982
- R
In this dark comedy, an unbalanced TV anchorman delays his suicide in order to record his maddening relatives on film. ~ Iotis Erlewine, All Movie Guide
- 1976
- R
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Exploitation film vixen Claudia Jennings stars with Jocelyn Jones in this all-trash rip-off of Bonnie and Clyde with Jennings and Morgan playing a pair of sexy bank robbers who blast their way into countryside banks with a carload of fresh dynamite. The story literally begins with a bang as Candy Morgan (Claudia Jennings) dynamites her way out of jail and proceeds to blow up a bank where Ellie-Jo Turner (Jocelyn Jones) has just lost her job. Candy and Ellie-Jo team up and go on a bank-robbing crime spree. When Ellie-Jo is detained for shoplifting, the outlaw girls take Slim (Johnny Crawford) as a hostage. Slim and Ellie-Jo become lovers and Slim joins the merry band, playing the role of hostage during the gals' bank robberies. However, the law is slowly closing in on them. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Claudia Jennings, Jocelyn Jones, (more)
In the absence of writing, the citizens of Luba, unlike their counterparts around the world, recorded their cultural developments and history through art and stories. African Art, Women, History: The Luba People of Central Africa specifically documents the relationship between the female population, politics, art, religion, and history. Using artifacts from a 1996 exhibition at the Museum for African Art in New York City, as well as photographs and film footage, this video explores the prominent aspects of Luba art, including the "lukasa," or memory board, other objects, and female scarification. The film features original music by Joshua Stone and is narrated by Dr. Mary Nooter Roberts. ~ Sally Barber, All Movie Guide
