Earl Poole Ball

Texasville (1990)

Summer, 1984: 30 years after Duane captained the high school football team and Jacy was homecoming queen, this Texas town near Wichita Falls prepares for its centennial. Oil prices are down, banks are failing, and Duane's $12 million in debt. His wife Karla drinks ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Bogdanovich
CAST:  Jeff Bridges  •  Cybill Shepherd  •  Annie Potts  •  Randy Quaid

Summer, 1984: 30 years after Duane captained the high school football team and Jacy was homecoming queen, this Texas town near Wichita Falls prepares for its centennial. Oil prices are down, banks are failing, and Duane's $12 million in debt. His wife Karla drinks ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Bogdanovich
CAST:  Jeff Bridges  •  Cybill Shepherd  •  Annie Potts  •  Randy Quaid

Murder in Coweta County (1983)

Wallace a wealthy landowner in Meriwether County, Georgia, has virtually unlimited power in the county, including having the sheriff under his control. When he murders a share cropper he thinks that he is powerful enough to get away with it. Because the act of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gary Nelson
CAST:  Johnny Cash  •  Andy Griffith  •  Ed Van Nuys  •  Robert Schenkkan

Wallace a wealthy landowner in Meriwether County, Georgia, has virtually unlimited power in the county, including having the sheriff under his control. When he murders a share cropper he thinks that he is powerful enough to get away with it. Because the act of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gary Nelson
CAST:  Johnny Cash  •  Andy Griffith  •  Ed Van Nuys  •  Robert Schenkkan

Naked City: A Killer Christmas (1998)

An ambitious reporter gets in the way of two cops assigned to investigate a serial killer who becomes active around Christmas time..  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Bogdanovich
CAST:  Scott Glenn  •  Courtney B. Vance  •  Laura Leighton  •  Barbara Williams

An ambitious reporter gets in the way of two cops assigned to investigate a serial killer who becomes active around Christmas time..  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Bogdanovich
CAST:  Scott Glenn  •  Courtney B. Vance  •  Laura Leighton  •  Barbara Williams

Screen Door Jesus (2003)

A vision of Jesus sighted on the screen door of Mother Harper's front porch sparks misadventures as the media and crowds gather around the phenomenon and the townsfolk start to take sides. As more people flock to the door, some for guidance, some for healing and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kirk Davis
CAST:  Myk Watford  •  Lafayette Wright  •  Silvia Mathis Manning  •  Franchelle Stewart Dorn

A vision of Jesus sighted on the screen door of Mother Harper's front porch sparks misadventures as the media and crowds gather around the phenomenon and the townsfolk start to take sides. As more people flock to the door, some for guidance, some for healing and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kirk Davis
CAST:  Myk Watford  •  Lafayette Wright  •  Silvia Mathis Manning  •  Franchelle Stewart Dorn

The Last Days of Frank and Jesse James (1986)

This movie looks at the last years (not days, as implied in the title) of famous outlaws, Frank and Jesse James. The film opens in 1877 with the brothers trying to settle down after 15 years of thievery. Frank is shown to be a book-loving and family-oriented man, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  William A. Graham
CAST:  Johnny Cash  •  Kris Kristofferson  •  Marcia Cross  •  Gail Youngs

This movie looks at the last years (not days, as implied in the title) of famous outlaws, Frank and Jesse James. The film opens in 1877 with the brothers trying to settle down after 15 years of thievery. Frank is shown to be a book-loving and family-oriented man, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  William A. Graham
CAST:  Johnny Cash  •  Kris Kristofferson  •  Marcia Cross  •  Gail Youngs

The Pride of Jesse Hallam (1981)

Jesse Hallum sells the family farm to see that his daughter receives the medical care she needs at the Cincinnati Children's Hospital. The big city challenges him, though, especially when his illiteracy is exposed.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gary Nelson
CAST:  Johnny Cash  •  Brenda Vaccaro  •  Ben Marley  •  Eli Wallach

Jesse Hallum sells the family farm to see that his daughter receives the medical care she needs at the Cincinnati Children's Hospital. The big city challenges him, though, especially when his illiteracy is exposed.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gary Nelson
CAST:  Johnny Cash  •  Brenda Vaccaro  •  Ben Marley  •  Eli Wallach

The Baron and the Kid (1984)

Johnny Cash heads the cast in this sentimental drama, which follows a famed pool hustler (Cash) whose reunion with his long-lost son (Greg Webb) sets the stage for a series of adventures as they join forces to open a pool hall. Based on a hit song written by Cash, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gary Nelson
CAST:  Johnny Cash  •  June Carter Cash  •  Darren McGavin  •  Greg Webb

Johnny Cash heads the cast in this sentimental drama, which follows a famed pool hustler (Cash) whose reunion with his long-lost son (Greg Webb) sets the stage for a series of adventures as they join forces to open a pool hall. Based on a hit song written by Cash, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gary Nelson
CAST:  Johnny Cash  •  June Carter Cash  •  Darren McGavin  •  Greg Webb

Illegally Yours (1988)

Called up for jury duty, Richard Dice finds his first crush and only real, but unrequited love, on trial for murder. Richard desperately tries to prove Mollys innocence while untangling a complicated web of murder, blackmail and perjury, and still trying to win ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Bogdanovich
CAST:  Rob Lowe  •  Colleen Camp  •  Kenneth Mars  •  Kim Myers

Called up for jury duty, Richard Dice finds his first crush and only real, but unrequited love, on trial for murder. Richard desperately tries to prove Mollys innocence while untangling a complicated web of murder, blackmail and perjury, and still trying to win ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Bogdanovich
CAST:  Rob Lowe  •  Colleen Camp  •  Kenneth Mars  •  Kim Myers

The Thing Called Love (1993)

Miranda Presley moves from New York to Nashville to become a songwriter. At an unsuccessful audition she meets James Wright, a promising newcomer. After only a few days they marry but start to quickly regret it.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Bogdanovich
CAST:  River Phoenix  •  Samantha Mathis  •  Dermot Mulroney  •  Sandra Bullock

Miranda Presley moves from New York to Nashville to become a songwriter. At an unsuccessful audition she meets James Wright, a promising newcomer. After only a few days they marry but start to quickly regret it.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Bogdanovich
CAST:  River Phoenix  •  Samantha Mathis  •  Dermot Mulroney  •  Sandra Bullock

One Day Since Yesterday: Peter Bogdanovich & the Lost American Film (2014)

The grim woes that surrounded famed director Peter Bogdanovich and his film, "They All Laughed."  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bill Teck
CAST:  Peter Bogdanovich  •  Wes Anderson  •  Earl Poole Ball  •  Noah Baumbach

The grim woes that surrounded famed director Peter Bogdanovich and his film, "They All Laughed."  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bill Teck
CAST:  Peter Bogdanovich  •  Wes Anderson  •  Earl Poole Ball  •  Noah Baumbach