Structured entries
- WEST 57TH NEWSMAGAZINE.
1/14/89
Report on 1964 "Mississippi Burning" murders.
- UNCONQUERED.
1/15/89
w/ Peter Coyote; Tess Harper
- UNDER FIRE: THE REAL STORY. MISSISSIPPI'S BURNING SUMMER.
5/21/89
w/ Shari Belafonte
- INSIDE EDITION: The Medgar Evers Story.
11/30/89
- MURDER IN MISSISSIPPI.
(1990)
2/5/90
w/ Tom Hulce; Jennifer Grey; Blair Underwood
Movie: 1990's "Murder in Mississippi" ★★★, a riveting made-for-TV treatment of the civil-rights-era turmoil that led to the tragic deaths of voting-rights workers Mickey Schwerner, James Chaney and Andrew Goodman in 1964. See the Close-up:
- Mississippi Burning
(1988)
w/ Gene Hackman; William Dafoe; Frances McDormand; Brad Dourif; Gailard Sartain; R. Lee Ermey; Stephen Tobolowsky
MISSISSIPPI BURNING. Gene Hackman and William Dafoe play FBI agents battling rednecks, Klansmen and one another in a fictionalized account of the investigation into the June 1964 murders of three civil-rights workers in Mississippi. As the 1988 film opens, the three are missing, and the local sheriff tells agents Ward and Anderson (Dafoe and Hackman, pictured) that the activists had been in his jail the day they disappeared, but were released that night. While young, starry-eyed by-the-book Ward tries to poke holes in the sheriff's story, the veteran Anderson, himself a former Mississippi sheriff, doesn't because "if a sheriff in a little town like this says that's what happened, that's what happened." They have other differences. Ward admires those who believe that "some things are worth dying for." Anderson snaps back: "Some people down here feel some things are worth killing for!" And he thinks some rules are meant to be broken, if it helps solve the case. Rated R for violence and strong language, the film won an Oscar for cinematography and garnered six more nominations, including Best Picture. Director (Alan Parker) and Actor (Hackman). (2 hrs., 10 min.)
- A HOUSE DIVIDED.
(1984)
- JESSE OWEN'S STORY.
(1984)
w/ Dore Harewood
(Mini-series)
- B O O K E R .
(1984)
(WONDERWORKS)
- MARCH ON WASHINGTON REMEMBERED.
(1985)
w/ Charlton Heston
- And the Children Shall Lead.
(edited)
- HEAT WAVE (Watts)
8/13/90
w/ Blair Underwood; Cicely Tyson; James Earl Jones; Sally Kirkland; Margaret Avery; Vondie Curtis-Hall; Glenn Plummer; Paris Vaughan; Michael Greene; Charlie Korsmo; David Strathairm; Adam Arkin
HEAT WAVE. Rage erupts in this 1990 made-for-cable movie based on a Los Angeles Times reporter's experiences during the August 1965 riots in Los Angeles's Watts area. After moving to California in search of opportunity, Bobby Richardson (Blair Underwood) finds his dreams are "close enough to see but not close enough to touch." The only job open to an aspiring black journalist is as a Times messenger, but Bobby hopes to one day break into the ranks of the all-white reporting staff. That day comes sooner than expected when a routine arrest in Bobby's tension-filled neighborhood sparks a full-scale uprising. Directed by Kevin Hooks. (2 hrs.)
- Line of Fire. The Morris Dees Story.
1/21/91
w/ Corbin Bernsen
- Brother Future.
2/6/91
(Concl 10 min. of Seperate but Equal)
- JALEEL WHITE.
2/22/92
Steve Urkel's alter ego.
- IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT,
(1967)
w/ Rod Steiger; Warren Oats; Lee Grant; Scott Wilson; Wm. Schallert
- DAVID & LISA.
11/1/98
w/ Lukas Haas; Brittany Murphy
- THE SIMPLE LIFE OF NOAH DEARBORN.
5/9/9
w/ Mary-Louise Parker; Dianne Wiest
- TO SIR, WITH LOVE II.
(1996)
9/99
w/ Daniel J. Travanti
(96)
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1313. NEGROES:
WEST 57TH NEWSMAGAZINE.
Report on 1964 "Mississippi
Burning" murders.
1/14/89
UNCONQUERED.
Peter Coyote, Tess Harper.
1/15/89
UNDER FIRE: THE REAL STORY.
w/Shari Belafonte. MISSISSIPPI'S
BURNING SUMMER.
5/21/89
INSIDE EDITION: The Medgar Evers
Story.
11/30/89
MURDER IN MISSISSIPPI.
Movie: 1990's "Murder in Mississippi"
★★★, a riveting made-for-TV treatment
of the civil-rights-era turmoil that led to
the tragic deaths of voting-rights workers
Mickey Schwerner, James Chaney and
Andrew Goodman in 1964. Tom Hulce,
Jennifer Grey and Blair Underwood star.
See the Close-up:
2/5/90
1314. Mississippi Burning (1988)
MISSISSIPPI BURNING
Gene Hackman and William Dafoe play FBI
agents battling rednecks, Klansmen and one
another in a fictionalized account of the investi-
gation into the June 1964 murders of three civil-
rights workers in Mississippi.
As the 1988 film opens, the three are missing,
and the local sheriff tells agents Ward and An-
derson (Dafoe and Hackman, pictured) that the
activists had been in his jail the day they disap-
peared, but were released that night.
While young, starry-eyed by-the-book Ward tries
to poke holes in the sheriff's story, the veteran
Anderson, himself a former Mississippi sheriff,
doesn't because "if a sheriff in a little town like
this says that's what happened, that's what hap-
pened." They have other differences. Ward ad-
mires those who believe that "some things are
worth dying for." Anderson snaps back: "Some
people down here feel some things are worth kill-
ing for!" And he thinks some rules are meant to
be broken, if it helps solve the case.
Rated R for violence and strong language, the
film won an Oscar for cinematography and gar-
nered six more nominations, including Best Pic-
ture. Director (Alan Parker) and Actor (Hack-
man). (2 hrs., 10 min.)
Additional Cast
Mrs. Pell Frances McDormand (Oscar nominee)
Pel Brad Dourif
Sheriff Stuckey Gailard Sartain
Timan R. Lee Ermey
Townley Stephen Tobolowsky
1315. THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MISS JANE
PITTMAN, w/Cicely Tyson. (1974)
A WOMAN CALLED MOSES. (1974)
w/Cicely Tyson & Will Geer.
A&E REVUE: Malcolm-Jamal Warner &
Sidney Poitier. Movies & race. 1/20/91
CLIPPERS: Pilot. w/John Amos. 6/3/91
TRUE COLORS. Adam Jeffries, Devin White.
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1316. NEGROES:
A HOUSE DIVIDED. (1984)
JESSE OWEN'S STORY. (1984)
w/Dore Harewood. (Mini-series)
B O O K E R . (WONDERWORKS) (1984)
MARCH ON WASHINGTON REMEMBERED.
w/Charlton Heston. (1985)
And the Children Shall Lead.
(edited)
1317. HEAT WAVE (Watts) 8/13/90
HEAT WAVE
Rage erupts in this 1990 made-for-cable movie based on
a Los Angeles Times reporter's experiences during the
August 1965 riots in Los Angeles's Watts area.
After moving to California in search of opportunity, Bob-
by Richardson (Blair Underwood) finds his dreams are
"close enough to see but not close enough to touch." The
only job open to an aspiring black journalist is as a Times
messenger, but Bobby hopes to one day break into the
ranks of the all-white reporting staff. That day comes
sooner than expected when a routine arrest in Bobby's
tension-filled neighborhood sparks a full-scale uprising.
Directed by Kevin Hooks. (2 hrs.)
Additional Cast
Ruthana Richardson Cicely Tyson
Junius Johnson James Earl Jones
Mrs. Canfield Sally Kirkland
Rosie Turpin Margaret Avery
Clifford Turpin Vondie Curtis-Hall
J.T. Turpin Glenn Plummer, Lada: Paris Vaughan, Mr.
Canfield: Michael Greene, Jason (age 12): Charlie Kors-
mo, Bill: David Strathairm, Art Berman: Adam Arkin.
Blair Underwood
Line of Fire. The Morris Dees Story.
w/Corbin Bernsen. 1/21/91
Brother Future. 2/6/91
(Concl 10 min. of Seperate but Equal)
JALEEL WHITE. 2/22/92
Steve Urkel's alter ego.
1318. SIDNEY POITIER:
THE DEFIANT ONES. (BW)(1958)
w/Tony Curtis, Lon Chaney, T.Bikel.
A PATCH OF BLUE. (BW)(1965)
w/Shelley Winters & Eliz. Hartman.
SEPERATE BUT EQUAL. (1991)
w/Burt Lancaster. (Concl. on 1317.)
1319. SIDNEY POITIER:
IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT, (1967)
w/Rod Steiger, Warren Oats, Lee Grant,
Scott Wilson & Wm. Schallert.
DAVID & LISA. 11/1/98
w/Lukas Haas & Brittany Murphy.
THE SIMPLE LIFE OF NOAH DEARBORN.
w/Mary-Louise Parker & Dianne Wiest. 5/9/9
TO SIR, WITH LOVE II. (96) 9/99
w/Daniel J. Travanti.
