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Body and Soul 1981 1 star

    R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: George Bowers
Cast: Peter Lawford, Leon Isaac Kennedy, Perry Lang, Jayne Kennedy, Michael V. Gazzo, Kim Hamilton, Muhammad Ali, Gilbert Lewis, Mel Welles

  This remake of the excellent Robert Rossen film fails in comparison. Muhammad Ali's brief appearance is the film's highlight.

Cross of Fire 1989 3 stars

    TV, 200 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Paul Wendkos
Cast: John Heard, Mel Harris, David Morse, Lloyd Bridges, Kim Hunter, George Dzundza, Donald Moffat, Keith Szarabajka, William Schallert, Gilbert Lewis

  Originally a two-part TV movie, this is a good biography of the rise and fall of the 1920s KKK Grand Dragon, D.C. Stephenson (John Heard).

The Kid Who Loved Christmas 1990 2 and a half stars

    TV, 100 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Arthur Allan Seidelman
Cast: Cicely Tyson, Michael Warren, Sammy Davis Jr., Gilbert Lewis, Ken Page, Della Reese, Esther Rolle, Ben Vereen, Vanessa Williams, Trent Cameron

  This touching Christmas story is about a young orphan (Trent Cameron) who is determined to join his musician father for the holidays. This film, co-produced by Eddie Murphy, was Davis' last appearance.

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