Features:
Space Gothic - With Alien, Ridley Scott adds a stylish horror to the space genre. Pix include Yaphet Kotto, Ian Holm, John Hurt, Tom Skerritt, Veronica Cartwright, Sigourney Weaver.
A Tribute to Alfred Hitchcock - A reminiscence by Francois Truffaut, plus famous moments from: North By Northwest, Foreign Correspondent, Suspicion, Psycho, Strangers On a Train, The 39 Steps and Frenzy.
Hair: The Second Dawning. Pix include Treat Williams, Dorsey Wright, Annie Golden, Don Dacus, Milos Forman.
Test Tube Television - At WNET's experimental workshop, video artists are free to explore the limits of their imaginations.
Ready When You Are, Dr. Crichton - Trained as a doctor, Michael Crichton moved on to best-seller, screenplays and direction. Pix include: Sean Connery & Lesley-Anne Down in The Great Train Robbery. Genevieve Bujold in Coma.
Clipping the Movie Past - Can a critic find satisfaction compiling movie clips for TV? Pix include: James Cagney & Olivia de Havilland in Strawberry Blonde. Judy Garland & Gene Kelly in The Pirate. James Stewart in It's a Wonderful Life. W.C. Fields. Shirley Temple. Raoul Walsh. Claude Rains.
Prime-Time Psychology - From Charlie's Angels to Family, television's dabbling in social relevance is giving way to a stream of psycho-babble, self-help lessons, and psychiatric do-gooders. Pix include: Gary Frank & James Broderick in Family. Linda Purl in A Last Cry for Help. |
