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In his 2016 book co-written with Alan Sepinwall titled TV (The Book), television critic Matt Zoller Seitz named Brian's Song as the fifth greatest American TV-movie of all time, stating that the film was "The dramatic and emotional template for a good number of sports films and male weepies (categories which tend to overlap a bit)", as well as ...
Brian's Song is the 2001 American remake of the 1971 television film Brian's Song, telling the story of Brian Piccolo , a white running back who meets, clashes with and befriends fellow Chicago Bears running back Gale Sayers (Mekhi Phifer). The movie was adapted from Sayers' own words in his 1970 autobiography, I Am Third.
The 1971–72 season of the series finished as the fifth highest rated series of the year. The series was documented by Michael Karol in his 2005 book, The ABC Movie of the Week Companion: A Loving Tribute to the Classic Series , which was updated in 2008 ( ISBN 1-60528-023-2 ), and by Michael McKenna in The ABC Movie of the Week: Big Movies ...
William Blinn, a screenwriter for the landmark TV projects “Brian’s Song” and “Roots” and the Prince film “Purple Rain,” has died. He was 83.
In 1971, he directed what many critics and fans feel is the greatest television film ever made, Brian's Song, for which he received "Best Director" honors from the Directors Guild of America. For several years in a row the lead actors in the films he directed won "Best Actor" of the year including Peter Ustinov for A Storm in Summer, James Caan ...
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The Devils (1971) – American-British historical drama horror film depicting a dramatized historical account of the fall of Urbain Grandier, a 17th-century Roman Catholic priest accused of witchcraft after the possessions in Loudun, France, the plot also focuses on Sister Jeanne des Anges, a sexually repressed nun who incites the accusations [45]
2nd episode of the 6th season of Family Guy "Movin' Out (Brian's Song)" Family Guy episode Episode no. Season 6 Episode 2 Directed by Cyndi Tang Written by John Viener Production code 5ACX14 Original air date September 30, 2007 (2007-09-30) Guest appearances Drew Barrymore as Jillian H. Jon Benjamin as Carl Jeff Bergman as Homer Simpson Episode chronology ← Previous "Blue Harvest" Next → ...