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"LINCOLN" (1988) Review

Can anyone recall the number of Abraham Lincoln biopics seen in movie theaters or on television? I certainly cannot. In fact, I do not know how many Lincoln biopics I have seen. Perhaps this is not surprising. Hollywood has created more productions (both movie and television) about the 16th President of the United States than any other who has occupied the White House. One of those productions was the 1988 two-part miniseries, "LINCOLN". ( Collapse )

"THE KANSAS CITY MASSACRE" (1975) Review

Following the release of the 1967 movie, "BONNIE AND CLYDE", Hollywood release a spurt of biopics - for the theaters and television - about Midwestern and Southern-born gangsters (mainly bank robbers and kidnappers) during the Depression-era. Mind you, Hollywood had waited a few years before releasing or airing these films in earnest. One of these productions happened to be the 1975 television movie, "THE KANSAS CITY MASSACRE". ( Collapse )

Below are images from "THE KANSAS CITY MASSACRE", the 1975 television fictionalized account of the famous 1933 shootout in Kansas City, Missouri and its aftermath. Directed by Dan Curtis, the movie starred Dale Robertson and Bo Hopkins: ( Collapse )

Below is a list of my favorite television productions set in the 1870s: ( Collapse )

Below are images from "LINCOLN", the 1988 television adaptation of Gore Vidal's 1984 novel, "Lincoln: A Novel". Directed by Emmy winner Lamont Johnson, the two-part miniseries starred Sam Waterston and Emmy nominee Mary Tyler Moore as Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd Lincoln: ( Collapse )

Below is a list of my favorite television productions set during the U.S. Civil War: ( Collapse )

In acknowledgment of the recent Presidential Election, below is a list of my favorite movie and television productions about U.S. Presidents - historical and fictional: ( Collapse )

"THE ADVENTURES OF HUCK FINN" (1993) Review

Looking back, I realized that I have seen very few movie and television adaptations of Mark Twain's novels - especially those that featured his two most famous characters, Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. I take that back. I have seen a good number of adaptations, but it has been a long time since I have viewed any of them. Realizing this, I decided to review the 1993 Disney adaptation of Twain's 1885 novel, "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn".( Collapse )

Below are images from "THE ADVENTURES OF HUCK FINN", the 1993 Disney adaptation of Mark Twain's 1884 novel, "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn". Directed by Stephen Sommers, the movie starred Elijah Wood and Courtney B. Vance: ( Collapse )

Below is a list of my favorite movies (so far) that are set in the 1830s: ( Collapse )