Everyone loves Lucy, even in a television special as fluffy and foolish as this one. Lucille Ball stars as Lucy Whittaker, an Indiana housewife who phones then President Jimmy Carter to give him a piece of her mind. Carter intends to build a housing project on the site of what is now a camp for underprivileged kids. Of course, President Carter just so happens to be coming to town and ever so kindly offers to allow Lucy to make him dinner as he comes by her house to discuss the situation with her.
I have one kind thing to say about Lucy Calls the President, and that is this: somehow, every Lucy project seems to have a delightful cast of hilarious actors and actresses. Guest starring in this piece are Ed McMahon, Steve Allen, Mary Wickes, and Mary Jane Croft. And what kind of special would this be if Vivian Vance,...
I have one kind thing to say about Lucy Calls the President, and that is this: somehow, every Lucy project seems to have a delightful cast of hilarious actors and actresses. Guest starring in this piece are Ed McMahon, Steve Allen, Mary Wickes, and Mary Jane Croft. And what kind of special would this be if Vivian Vance,...
- 4/17/2010
- by Jessica Guerrasio
- JustPressPlay.net
DVD Playhouse—April 2010
By
Allen Gardner
Ride With The Devil (Criterion) Ang Lee’s revisionist take on the Civil War is awash in moral ambiguity, along with some stunning cinematography, production design, and fine performances. Set during the Kansas-Missouri border war, Tobey Maguire and Skeet Ulrich star as two friends who join up with the Confederate-sympathizing Bushwhackers, finding an odd ally in a former slave (Jeffrey Wright). While it’s fascinating to see America’s bloodiest conflict through the eyes of a foreigner, thereby allowing much of the previously mentioned ambiguity a certain latitude, the film never loses the bad taste it leaves for one simple reason: it asks us, the audience, to side with not just the Confederates, but some of the lowest trash that made up the dregs, and the fringes, of the movement. Big points for audacity, but snake eyes on the story itself. Singer Jewel is impressive in her film debut.
By
Allen Gardner
Ride With The Devil (Criterion) Ang Lee’s revisionist take on the Civil War is awash in moral ambiguity, along with some stunning cinematography, production design, and fine performances. Set during the Kansas-Missouri border war, Tobey Maguire and Skeet Ulrich star as two friends who join up with the Confederate-sympathizing Bushwhackers, finding an odd ally in a former slave (Jeffrey Wright). While it’s fascinating to see America’s bloodiest conflict through the eyes of a foreigner, thereby allowing much of the previously mentioned ambiguity a certain latitude, the film never loses the bad taste it leaves for one simple reason: it asks us, the audience, to side with not just the Confederates, but some of the lowest trash that made up the dregs, and the fringes, of the movement. Big points for audacity, but snake eyes on the story itself. Singer Jewel is impressive in her film debut.
- 4/16/2010
- by The Hollywood Interview.com
- The Hollywood Interview
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