FDR, Lincoln outpoll modern-day presidents in movies Oct 23, 2008
Running mates: David Morse, John Adams; Jeff Daniels, The Crossing; Richard Basehart, Valley Forge. President John F. Kennedy: William Devane, The Missiles of October (1974) Kennedy's toughest days as president - keeping the world from blowing up during the Cuban missile crisis - were methodically detailed in this TV movie. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Starz Entertainment's Weekly Hot Items List August 25-31 Aug 15, 2008
(Jack Nicholson, Glenn Close, Annette Bening) -- 6:20 p.m. Tremors (Kevin Bacon, Fred Ward, Finn Carter) -- 8 p.m. Stargate (Kurt Russell, James Spader, Jaye Davidson) Six Gun Salute Encore Westerns highlights Charles Bronson, with four of his films beginning at 8 p.m. -- 8 p.m. Chato's Land (Charles Bronson, Jack Palance, Richard Basehart) -- 9:45 p.m. The White Buffalo (Charles Bronson, Jack Warden, Will Sampson) -- 11:30 p.m. Breakheart Pass (Charles Bronson, Ben Johnson, Jill Ireland) --... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Richard Widmark, 93; roles spanned from tough guys to generals Mar 27, 2008
Within two years after his Fox contract ended, Widmark had formed a production company and produced "Time Limit" (1957), a serious dissection of possible treason by an American prisoner of war that The New York Times called "sobering, important and exciting." Directed by the actor Karl Malden, "Time Limit" starred Widmark as an army colonel who is investigating a major (Richard Basehart) who is suspected of having broken under pressure during the Korean War and aided the enemy. Widmark produced... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
New on DVD: 'Gangster' is a gritty American crime tale Feb 22, 2008
The film is a potboiler with Anthony Quinn and Richard Basehart, plus Sandra Dee. Madame's arrest-and-trial scenes prove that Turner could act, but the material is hopeless: a 1910 play filmed countless times. (USA Today -- Life)
New on DVD: Catch the supreme 'Dreamgirls' May 4, 2007
Richard Basehart, who was just coming off his definitive head-case role as the would-be suicide in Fourteen Hours, is here a corporal with a fresh set of hang-ups. And if you keep your eyes open for every second of all 92 minutes, you might spot James Dean in the platoon, his first big-screen credit (as "G.I."). (USA Today -- Life)
