Keith-Carradine Movie Reviews

This is bound to become a Christmas Holiday classic. It is a wonderful story about the true meaning of Christmas.

This movie is a story of love, sacrifice and giving. The film is set in the 1950s in North Carolina. A boy from an impoverished family tries to find a way to buy his younger sister with polio an angel doll for Christmas, to accompany her favorite book, "The Littlest Angel." The child actors are superb. The story is extemely touching. The movie is for everyone. It will be given to many of my friends and family this and every Christmas.

Every Christmas season I look for gifts that will "keep on giving". This year when I saw "The Angel Doll" I knew right away that I had found the perfect gift for my grandchildren and their parents.

I have fond memories of this any many more 80's TV mini-series, they really don't make them like this anymore. I remember this being really gripping as you watch the killer get away with it for year right under everyone's noses! A great series and now available in the UK on DVD!

Have not seen this movie in over 10 years - had been looking for it - I guess not hard enough! In any case - the video is in Great condition, shipped really fast - owner took great care of the movie and I trully thank him for auctioning it. If YOU dont have this movie GET it - no cussing, no blood and guts - just a GREAT MOVIE - ok I'll stop saying great and say SIMPLY OUTSTANDING!!!

Angela Riley

I have been searching for this chiefs mini series for years. Somehow I thought the title of the mini series was sherifs instead of chiefs. I would like to have the shorten vhs also if one is available anywhere. This was a very great mini series and now that I have a copy I will be enjoying this movies for years to come.

I must say, this is one of my favorite Westerns of all time. Sort of like "Shane", it is full of emotion, and mood. When Cable comes home from the "Struggle", his wife is still resentful of his leaving her and the children, even though they had heard he had been killed. I love Harry Cary Jr's line, "Well I'll Bow" when he sees Cable riding up. And Cable's comment to his wife, I don't want to live with someone that doesn't like me, "I'll take you back to Texas if you want". Their struggle with their relationship, and the local Union Sympathizers is a great tale. I recommend this movie to all. Very true to life. Good Acting, Great Story.

And I do not say that lightly. This is a one of his finest works. One I prefer over Monte Walsh ( 4 stars ). This is a gritty movie without all of the Hollywood enhancements. Coming back from the war, Cable finds himself disillusioned with the Confederacy cause, but ready to start his life fresh. But he finds it's not easy to start where he left off, due to Union loyalist and Confederate sympathizers. His primary problem comes from his own wife, who has her own issue with him leaving the family to go off to war and has yet to forgive him. This is a keeper. I hope Tom keeps up the great work!

The television Westerns starring Tom Selleck are among the best of the genre. I think of them all, Last Stand at Saber River is my favorite. It's a great if simple story, but one so well done you can't help but enjoy the film. Selleck is superb as a cowboy and I hope he and the TNT network continue to team for more. The period accuracy is excellent, the variety of arms refreshing for any gun enthusiast. A wholehearted thumbs-up for Last Stand at Saber River!

I loved this movie. Loved it! All I can say that it is one of the best, most beautifully done motion pictures I have seen in a long while. Although that's an independent production, it's excellent.
It is emotionally very complex, it explores love and passion at it's most extreme and its cinematography is breathtaking. The writing, production design, costumes and music are first rate. Terrific production values!
There are more memorable characters in this one two hour movie that in all the movies I have seen from the year 2001. Great cast! Keith Carradine is marvellous as Dan Scott. Young Mia Kirshner is fantastic! Other parts are wonderful too. There is not a single bad perfomance in this film.
This movie combines action, love, tragedy, drama and politics all in one. Funny, tragic and human you name it.
What makes this film really precious to me is that it brings to the surface the best feelings that we miss in our everyday life -love, sympathy and faith.
After watching this movie one feels really clansed and elevated. In one word it's a must - see movie!

This terrific new drama directed by Sasha Buravsky and written by Sasha Buravsky and Alex Kustanovich is about Dan Scott, a down and out American tap dancer, who goes to Estonia on the verge of World War II to revive his career and ends by fighting for his life. Aside from a passionate love story, which is the engine of this powerful picture, there are plot twists and turns that take us into the heart of political power struggle among three nations as well as one courageous human being's firght for survival. By the time the movie is over, you'll realize that you've experienced something rarely seen on the big (or small) screen. This movie is a winner! I strongly reccomend it!

'Baby' is about the Malone's, a family that lives in a quiet town north of Boston.
John (Keith Carradine) and his wife Lily (Farah Fawcett) live with their pretty and intelligent daughter; Larkin (Alison Pill) and John's mother Byrd (Jean Stapleton).

One day a, baby, named Sophie, is left on their doorstep, with a note by her mother explaining that she will collect the baby when she is able to do so.
The baby is taken to the heart of the family, with some reluctance by John, who is unsure of what the consequences will be, but who learns to love the baby like the rest of the family.
My favourite character in the film was Larkin, through whose eyes we can much understanding of the problems faced by the family, and who is the sparkling star of this human drama.
It is the sensitive child, Larkin, who reminds us that '"Everything has a name and a place. Even stars."--

I saw this movie and it twisted my emotions a bit. It surprised me and left me with an aftertaste. If you like the pace and texture of Merchant-Ivory productions, see this. It isn't Merchant-Ivory, but similar in feel.

For all those urbanites looking for love, here's a story of three individuals looking for self expression and love. The strong character always is the most fragile (Warren). The psychotic ends up being the most grounded (Boujold). The wanderer of course is the most profound (Carradine). "Choose Me" reminds us that to truly love, others as well as ourselves, we must take chances.

'Choose Me' is an odd little movie, set in a stylized (and stylish), totally libidinous after hours kind of twilight, even though some scenes take place in the day. The onscreen music is after hours jazz, and the soundtrack underneath uses songs of Teddy Pendergrass in sometimes shockingly effective, nearly subliminal ways. The complex plot, which I leave to others to describe, deals with the curious interface between love and lust in a witty, ironic way. Keith Carradine is compelling as the mysterious stranger who is all things to all the women in the film. Bujold does a nearly dual role as radio talk show host Nancy Love and her daytime alter ego, Ann. It's a lot of fun, as well as something to give you pause as you pursue your desires.

Simply, Choose Me is an edgily romantic, iconic, moodily hilarious, foolhardy movie of a movie by one of the true heirs of Michael Powell. Rudolph's use of colour, textures, the unpredictable, and a literate script make for a unique roundabout. Bujold is a treasure, Warren should be far better-known, and Carradine - well, my favourite line in the movie:
'No, I'm the same. The town's different.'
Love at large, indeed.
Rudolph doesn't always get it spot-on, but this and Trouble in Mind and Equinox is 3 movies better than some directors of greater renown.
Choose it!

. . . where's the other two brilliant contemporary Rudolph films, ``Welcome to L.A.'' and especially ``Trouble in Mind''? Some kind of legal hassle?

Okay, I bought this mini-series on VHS to add to my very extensive collection of all-things Randolph Mantooth. I was pleasantly surprised by the depth of the story. (But Randy still looks great and acts great through the entire thing!).

It's too bad they just don't make 'em like this anymore. I miss the 1970's.

Oh, and "Bravo!" to Hannah Shearer, too. Well done!

I have seen The Rebels and The Seekers.
I highly recomend both.Kevin Tighe was
great as Thomas Jefferson in The Rebels
and Randolph Mantooth was great as
Abraham Kent in The Seekers.They are
great actors.It's a must see.

I'm a huge Randolph Mantooth fan.
I loved him in The Seekers.
Delta Burke was fabulous as Abraham's
wife Elizabeth.I don't like how Abraham's
brother took Abraham's son Jared away
from him at the end.I cry everytime I
watch the scene where Elizabeth tragically
dies.It's a must see for Randy fans.

There is no doubt that the two greatest presidents of the United States were George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Differentiating between them is reduced to a matter of personal taste rather than historical significance. One was present at the birth of the nation and the other was president at the time of greatest internal trial. Despite the vast differences in their origin and societies, both men shared one powerful characteristic, that of humility. Even though he was urged to march at the head of his army and seize power, Washington did something that few in history have ever done. He resigned his commission and gained power via the ballot box. Lincoln clearly exercised more executive power than any other person who has ever held the office, and yet he risked being turned out of office by carrying out the presidential election of 1864. His plans for the gentle reconstruction and reintegration of the Confederate states also demonstrate his firm grasp of reality. It is a rare thing when conquered peoples are to be treated so generously.
This combination of Lincoln's personality traits are the main theme of the tape. His persona shows through and you cannot help but like him, even after the passage of so many years. You also learn that he was a relatively untested national politician when he took the oath of office, yet he proved more than worthy to the challenge. In this respect, he has much in common with Harry Truman, who also was untested when he became president.
While the issues of the war must be dealt with, as they were so much a part of Lincoln's presidency, they are relegated to a necessary backdrop to the explanation of how Lincoln performed as president. His handling of an occasionally disloyal cabinet was a masterful stroke of how you put ambitious men in their place. It also shows how talented a politician he was.
Lincoln's relationship with his wife Mary Todd Lincoln is also explored in great detail and she is portrayed in an honest, yet unflattering light. At a time when the nation was in great crisis, she often appears as a petty, insecure woman who does not realize the true nature of the events as they unfold. One point well made that I was unaware of was Lincoln's relationship with his children. He generally allowed them free reign around the White House. Put bluntly, they behaved as undisciplined brats.
In a tie for the position of greatest president ever, Lincoln was that rare combination of traits: humble, gentle, yet powerful and ruthless when necessary. It is one of the great tragedies of this country that he was killed just when he was needed most. Many of the politicians that we are saddled with today could learn some, serious, significant lessons by studying the life of Lincoln. I recommend this tape to everyone.

I was lucky enough to have bought the companion book before I saw this documentary. Once I saw it, I had to have it. This is THE definitive Abraham Lincoln biography. Not only does it show us the Abe we all remember from grade school, but the videos do a great job of showing us the many levels of Lincoln: the man, the husband, the father, the President, the lawyer. Can't say enough good things about this.

I've always been fascinated by Lincoln's life. The man was a genius in many ways and also loved to laugh, but suffered from profound depressions. After calling off his engagement to Mary Todd, he asked friends to remove all sharp things from his room, as he feared he might be tempted to take his own life.

This four hour VHS biography is very well done. It does jump around a bit, but the jumping is always done in context of the story being told. Kind of the video equivalent of someone saying "to tell this story in all it's richness, let me back up a bit here and tell you some of the history..."

It appears Mary Todd and Abe Lincoln truly had a love affair, albeit a tempestuous one. They also loved their children and were devoted to their family, yet Lincoln had nothing to do with his own father after ascending to the Presidency. Mary Todd had no sadness upon learning her half-brother had died fighting for the Confederacy, yet showed her half-sister, whose husband died on the Confederate side, the most tender solicitude.

As has been said of all good biographies, and can be said of this VHS bio, this really shows all sides of Lincoln - "warts and all."

A real bonus are the voices used to tell the story of Lincoln's life. The beautiful rich voice of James Earl Jones provides the primary narration, but a laundry list of stars such as Richard Dreyfuss, Glenn Close, Oprah Winfrey and and many others narrate the anecdotes and reminiscences of Lincoln's friends, family and adviors.

This biography is well done, informative, engaging and entertaining and shows the many sides of Lincoln.