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mvie mu-1047053: Please see this movie - An Important Piece

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:05:11 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author johnatch - If you have taken the time to read my review on my top ten favorite films, you will find that one of the top ones on the list is a movie entitled "And the Band Played On". Let me tell you folks, if you have not had the opportunity to see this, whether it...

mvie mu-1047053: And The Band Played On: How The AIDS Virus Became A Titanic Problem

Mon, 20 Feb 2006 07:27:12 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jankp - Based on HIV+-sufferer Randy Shilts’ 1988 book, HBO Pictures brought us the very emotional, indeed enraging, 1993 teleplay of And The Band Played On. We see how a mysterious disease broke out in different parts of the world in the late 1970s...

mvie mu-1047053: A Scathing account of the early HIV days

Mon, 8 Mar 2004 18:10:41 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author dereklipman - And the Band Played On, based on Randy Shilts' controversial book, is a stunning achievement. An interesting mix of all-star names make this a must-see film for anyone interested in, or affected by the HIV/AIDS epidemic. The stellar ensemble cast is led...

mvie mu-1047053: Sometimes truth is truth

Thu, 24 May 2001 20:22:45 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author deaser26 - And the band played is really the history of how the Aids Virus managed to spread throughout the world like few illnesses have. The medical history, governmental ignorance and emotion surrounding this sickness all conspired against any rational approach...

mvie mu-1047053: THE GOVT.SAID TO KEEP IT QUIET!

Mon, 27 Nov 2000 17:18:46 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author calwaone - And The Band Played On. . .one of my all time favorite movies, as it tells the truth about WHY Aides was so rampant in our society BEFORE the government would DO anything about it. This movie is historical in nature, one that will be shown, hopefully, in...

mvie mu-1047053: Is The Band Still Playing?

Wed, 28 Jun 2000 19:21:12 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author teddiec - I don't consider myself to be a great movie reviewer (For that see Mike_Bracken or ZentropaJK) but I wanted to review this movie and urge everyone who hasn't seen "And The Band Played On", to see this compelling dramatization of the...

mvie mu-1047053: And the Band Played On (1993)

Sun, 14 May 2000 20:11:56 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author BrianKoller - Aaron Spelling is best known for producing mediocre prime time television series. In his autobiography, which for some reason I once received as a Christmas present, he discusses the production that he was most proud of. It was the made-for-television...

mvie mu-1047053: dance for the dying

Sun, 30 Jan 2000 20:48:22 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jhdsn - I saw this movie when it was first released because of the promos. It was one of the most emotional and uplifting movies I have ever seen.

This is a fact-based telling of the red tape and political hand tying in the discovery and treatment of the...

mvie mu-1047053: The music was playing but there were no people left to hear

Thu, 20 Jan 2000 13:03:04 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author susidee34 - Growing up during this era, the AIDS 'conflict' seemed to happen everywhere else but here. Just like all conflicts (i.e.; Viet Nam) this epidemic would never affect anyone I know. Unfortunately, someone I worked with contracted AIDS when it was the...

mvie mu-1047053: A documentation of Tragedy

Thu, 20 Jan 2000 12:26:16 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jbw929 - It's a shame Ronald Reagan is remembered for the things he did, not the things he ignored. "And the Band Played On" documents the AIDS epedemic from it's onset in the late seventies, even offering speculation on how it spread like wildfire...

mvie mu-1047053: Masque Of The Red Tape: Early Days Of The AIDS Epidemic

Tue, 18 Jan 2000 16:53:05 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author kcfoxy - This made-for-cable HBO production was released in 1993, one year before author Randy Shilts' death from complications of AIDS. The screenplay is by Shilts and Arnold Schulman, with Roger Spottiswoode directing.

Based on the...

mvie mu-1047053: The Band Played On Is a Must

Fri, 17 Dec 1999 23:06:41 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mge55310 - The Band Played On, a 1993 HBO movie documenting the onset of the AIDS epidemic is a MUST for those who have been effected by the disease or those who are interested in educating themselves on the disease.

This all-star casts includes Alan...