James Scott Movies
- 2001
Juana presents Debra Snipes: So Many Times the Lord Made a Way for Me, the video companion to the album of the same name which featured the songs "I Found Jesus in Time," "How Did You Get Your Religion," "Walk Around Heaven," "We Come a Long Way," "Lord I Hope This Day Is Good," "Hide Behind the Mountain," "So Many Times the Lord Made a Way for Me," "Jesus Saved My Soul," "I'll Fly Away," "I Found the Answer," "The Word of Christ (Musical Interlude)," "A Change Gonna Come," "Amazing Grace (Musical Interlude)," and "There Is No Secret (Musical Interlude)." ~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide
- 1999
The sometimes turbulent relationship between two brothers forms the basis for this coming-of-age drama. Curt Martin (Justin Urich) is a high school student who has a gift for music, but has grown up introspective and shy around girls, in contrast with his older and more popular brother, Andy (Eric Balfour). Andy encourages Curt to try out for the school play and, to his surprise, he wins the leading role -- only to discover his brother rigged the audition. Curt quits in anger, and instead signs on as the play's accompanying pianist, with Andy taking over the role Curt abandoned. Curt strikes up a friendship with Lisa, the play's female lead (Keili Lefkowitz), that soon blossoms into romance -- and inspires tension and jealousy between Andy and Curt. Writer and director Kurt Kuenne takes a new approach to an old theme in Scrapbook, which enlivens its tale of sibling rivalry with inventive photography and editing and strong performances from its youthful cast. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Justin Urich, Eric Balfour, (more)
- 1990
- PG
Ian Bertram (Robert Lindsay) is a mathematical genius who works as an accountant for a multinational firm based in England. When he meets Cary Porter (Molly Ringwald), who recently started working for the same company, Ian immediately falls in love and quickly proposes marriage. Cary accepts, and they plan a modest wedding, but when Ian's accounting skills earn him the admiration of company head Herbert Dreuther (John Geilgud), Herbert offers to pay for a honeymoon in Monte Carlo and give them a ride back on his yacht. But while Mr. Dreuther means well, he has problems with his memory, and once Ian and Cary get to Monte Carlo, Herbert has forgotten all about them. Stuck at the hotel with a large bill that he can't afford, Ian works out a plan to win at roulette; his scheme works, and he earns enough to pay their bill, get them home, and have plenty left over. But his sudden success at the gambling tables makes Ian drunk with power, and Cary discovers that her new husband has turned into a power-hungry tyrant. Strike It Rich was adapted from the novel Loser Takes All by Graham Greene; it has been shown under the novel's title, as well as under the title Money Talks. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Robert Lindsay, Molly Ringwald, (more)
- 1989
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In the episode "The Last Enemy," a body is found near Oxford college. Morse (John Thaw) believes the murder is a result of a bitter rivalry for a prestigious position at the university. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide
- 1984
The British Every Picture Tells a Story is a tribute by James Scott to his father and grandfather. Alex Norton plays the eldest Scott, who after World War I service moves his family to Northern Ireland. Securing work as a painter, Scott invites his son to help him on the job. The boy shows genuine talent as an artist, and his father encourages him to develop his skill. When the elder Scott is accidentally killed, the Irish villagers finance the boy's art school education. The younger Scott becomes a renowned artist -- and eventually, the father of the director of Every Picture Tells a Story. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Phyllis Logan, Alex Norton, (more)
- 1984
This lavish retelling of the story of the Hebrew strong man and history's most famous lady barber was based in part on the Old Testament, in part on Eric Linkletter's book Husband of Delilah, and in great part on the same-named 1949 Cecil B. DeMille movie epic. Newcomer Anthony Hamilton stars as Samson, who uses his awesome strength--not to mention the jawbone of an ass--to safeguard his fellow Hebrews from the persecution of the Philistines in the 11th Century BC. Fascinated by Samson, Philistine harlot Delilah (Belinda Bauer) pretends to fall in love with him so that she may learn the source of his muscle power. Upon discovering that his mightiness stems from his flowing mane of hair, Delilah drugs Samson's wine and pulls out the shears. Bald and blinded, Samson is transformed from the savior of his people into an enslaved object of Philistine ridicule. But redemption is at hand, and by film's end practically the entire cast has been entombed in the rubble wrought by Samson's final, desperate feat of strength. Victor Mature, who of course played Samson in the 1949 film, was coaxed out of retirment to portray Samson's father, while Max Von Sydow, who Biblical-movie credits include the part of Jesus in The Greatest Story Ever Told, delivers an impressively subtle performance as the Philistine governor. Filmed in Mexico, Samson and Delilah originally aired April 1, 1984, on ABC. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1983
This Graham Greene story is a bout a boy who has trouble moving beyond his father's death. ~ All Movie Guide
- 1982
Couples and Robbers settles its various plot convolutions in a fast 29 minutes. The main characters are a wealthy husband and wife, and their poorer counterparts. When crime rears its ugly head, everyone's true nature comes to surface. Despite the seemingly pat and predictable storyline, the audience is in for a few surprises. Couples and Robbers is as good an argument as any for restoring the short subject to the regular theatre program. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1981
This documentary brings up iconoclasts like Luis Buñuel, Jackson Pollock and other artists of the past in looking at the work of six modern artists/performers. The director James Scott interviews each of the six modernists, whose activities range from painting murals on prison walls -- on the inside, the artist is in jail -- to "non-dramatic" solo performances that last for more than a week, hopefully with enough intermissions to assure a live audience at the end. While the academic tone of the interviews may give the same respect to the prison artist as to a Jackson Pollack, the exact distance that separates the artistic talent of the two men will be the considered judgment of present and future art historians. Scott's six chosen subjects, however, certainly are interesting enough on their own and merit some attention as unique individuals dedicated to their art, in whatever form it takes. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Stuart Brisley
- 1975
- PG
Two drifting bums, an ex-vaudeville dancer (Ron Moody) and a boxer (David Soul), find a dog and become close friends with it. After it's accidentally impounded, the duo form a song-and-dance act to raise money for the dog's release. The film is also known as Spot. ~ John Bush, All Movie Guide
- 1972
In this odd British espionage thriller, a young business executive with a bad temper, a wife and a mistress, is involved in some very ruthless industrial espionage. When he mistakes the private eye his wife has sicced on him with another industrial spy, he kills him. More difficulties follow. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
