Dinner at Eight 1989  TV, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Ron Lagomarsino
Cast: Lauren Bacall, Marsha Mason, Charles Durning, Ellen Greene, Harry Hamlin, John Mahoney, Joel Brooks, Tim Kazurinsky, Stacy Edwards, Lenore Kasdorf, Kelly Connell, Jane Alden, Julia Sweeney
This made-for-TV update of the 1933 version, which is based on the George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber play, is adequately done, but the first version certainly is better. It tells the story of a social-climber (Marsha Mason) getting ready to throw an extravagant dinner party for the elite. Lauren Bacall is great as a "trash" novelist.
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My Sister's Keeper 2002  TV, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ron Lagomarsino
Cast: Kathy Bates, Elizabeth Perkins, Lynn Redgrave, Bobby Harwell, Kathleen Wilhoite, David St. James, Jascha Washington, Kimberly J. Brown, Hallee Hirsh, Ann Cusack, Clark Gregg, Susan Krebs, Dylan Kussman, Annie O'Donnell, Alyson Reed
Based on a true story, this film was a Hallmark Hall of Fame presentation. Christine (Kathy Bates), mentally ill since birth, has been in and out of mental institutions and desires independence. Her mother (Lynn Redgrave) is domineering, and this further increases Christine's desire for freedom. When her mother dies, Christine's sister, Judy (Elizabeth Perkins), is appointed Christine's trustee. This is Judy's story of how she copes with the situation.
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| 1. Dinner at Eight (1989)
2. My Sister's Keeper (2002)
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