Black and Blue 1999 TV, 95 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Paul Shapiro Cast: Mary Stuart Masterson, Anthony LaPaglia, Will Rothhaar, Sam Robards, Beau Starr, Sabrina Grdevich, Elizabeth Brown, Allegra Fulton, Janet Bailey, Joanna Merlin
Battered wife Fran Benedetta (Mary Stuart Masterson) and her young son, Robert (Will Rothhaar), leave their home, change their names, and start a new life. All is peaceful–until Robert makes contact with his father (Anthony LaPaglia). Will the cycle of abuse continue?
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Dirty Pictures 2000 R, 104 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Frank Pierson Cast: James Woods, Craig T. Nelson, Diana Scarwid, Leon Pownall, David Huband, Judah Katz, R.D. Reid, Matt North, Allegra Fulton, Muzzi Michele
Protection of the First Amendment is the subject of this docudrama, which reenacts the 1990 trial of Cincinnati museum director Dennis Barrie (James Woods). Barrie was prosecuted for exhibiting the sexually explicit photographs by Robert Mapplethorpe. An interesting examination of the museum's right to use controversial art in its exhibition.
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| 1. Black and Blue (1999)
2. Dirty Pictures (2000)
3. Woman Wanted (2000)
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