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Is The Band Still Playing?
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 early years of the AIDS epidemic. I have to admit I was able to... Read full review »
And The Band Played On: How The AIDS Virus Became A Titanic Problem
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 with many unexplained deaths, but when the Center For... Read full review »
Masque Of The Red Tape: Early Days Of The AIDS Epidemic
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 stellar book by the same name, this film is a hard-hitting...
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Please see this movie - An Important Piece
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 be on HBO, where it originated from, or on... Read full review »
And the Band Played On (1993)
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 film "And the Band Played On".
Matthew...
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The music was playing but there were no people left to hear
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 little known virus that the government refused to... Read full review »
Blame Reagan
I was always curious about this movie when I first heard of it. I had tried to read the book but I stopped halfway because of the utter frustration I had reading it. Not that it was a hard read, but because I was so furious at how the AIDS epidemic was handled and how we could've stopped it from... Read full review »
Sometimes truth is truth
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 to an early cure or intervention.
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A Scathing account of the early HIV days
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 by Matthew Modine, who is quite good in his... Read full review »
THE GOVT.SAID TO KEEP IT QUIET!
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 schools as years go by.
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And the Band Played On [VHS]
A superior, made-for-cable film, this Home Box Office adaptation of Randy Shilts's chronicle detailing the emergence of AIDS in America and the fight against bureaucracy and society for a cure is a taut, outrageous, and affecting true-life drama. Matthew Modine (Birdy, Married to the Mob) is featured as a doctor with the Centers for Disease Control at the time when the first reports of a disease plaguing the gay community were heard. Modine and his colleagues embark on an investigation that resembles a compelling detective story as they try to track the source of the disease and discover a cure. Their efforts are thwarted by an ambivalent government and a turf war between French physicians and a celebrated American researcher (Alan Alda) who seems to place his own glory above the dead and the dying. Featuring heartfelt performances from a stellar cast including Richard Gere, Glenne Headly, Anjelica Huston, Steve Martin, Ian McKellen, Saul Rubinek, and Lily Tomlin, this impassioned film stands as an impressive and important document of one of the darkest eras in modern human history, and a tribute to the spirit of those who sought to save lives. --Robert Lane
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Band Played on [VHS]
A superior, made-for-cable film, this Home Box Office adaptation of Randy Shilts's chronicle detailing the emergence of AIDS in America and the fight against bureaucracy and society for a cure is a taut, outrageous, and affecting true-life drama. Matthew Modine (Birdy, Married to the Mob) is featured as a doctor with the Centers for Disease Control at the time when the first reports of a disease plaguing the gay community were heard. Modine and his colleagues embark on an investigation that resembles a compelling detective story as they try to track the source of the disease and discover a cure. Their efforts are thwarted by an ambivalent government and a turf war between French physicians and a celebrated American researcher (Alan Alda) who seems to place his own glory above the dead and the dying. Featuring heartfelt performances from a stellar cast including Richard Gere, Glenne Headly, Anjelica Huston, Steve Martin, Ian McKellen, Saul Rubinek, and Lily Tomlin, this impassioned film stands as an impressive and important document of one of the darkest eras in modern human history, and a tribute to the spirit of those who sought to save lives. --Robert Lane
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