Court TV to Premiere Its First Original Movie "Guilt by Association" Wednesday, March 13th At 9:00 PM ET/PT.Entertainment Editors PASADENA, Calif.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Jan. 16, 2002 Academy Award-Winning Actress Mercedes Ruehl Stars in Original Movie Focusing on Issue of Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Laws Court TV will premiere its first original movie Guilt by Association Noun 1. guilt by association - the attribution of guilt (without proof) to individuals because the people they associate with are guilty guilt, guiltiness - the state of having committed an offense , a compelling and powerful film that sheds light on the controversial issue of mandatory minimum sentencing on Wednesday, March 13th at 9:00 PM ET/PT. The film stars Academy, Tony and Golden Globe Award-winning actress Mercedes Ruehl. While mandatory minimum sentences were designed to combat the drug epidemic and keep drug lords and dealers off the streets, instead - critics say - these laws tend to punish the people who are at the lowest levels of involvement. There has been a dramatic increase in the number of women hit with stiff mandatory minimum sentences as a result of the 1986 drug laws, specifically a large number of women drawn into the drug business by their boyfriends or husbands. In Guilt by Association, Ruehl portrays Susan, a woman caught in the web of mandatory minimum sentencing laws. Through her character, the film depicts the severity of these laws, and their impact upon those sentenced, as well as their families. After realizing her boyfriend Russell (Alex Carter) is involved in selling drugs, Susan ends the relationship only to be pulled down a legal path where she has no control. Although Susan has no knowledge of Russell's illegal dealings, she, nonetheless, is convicted and sent to prison. Having to leave her children in the care of her sister Angie (Alberta Watson), the movie delves into Susan's life behind bars and her desperate fight for freedom in order to help her children overcome the troubling effects of her absence. Mercedes Ruehl gained attention through her role as a jealous Mafia wife in Jonathan Demme's Married to the Mob and as Tom Hanks' frantic mother in Big. She won a Tony Award for her performance as Aunt Bella in Neil Simon's Pulitzer Prize-winning Lost in Yonkers Lost in Yonkers is an award-winning play by Neil Simon concerning two brothers growing up during World War II. After eleven previews, the Broadway production, directed by Gene Saks, opened on February 21 1991 at the Richard Rodgers Theatre, where it ran for 780 , a role she later reprised in Martha Coolidge's 1993 film version. Ruehl earned a Best Supporting Actress supporting actress n → attrice f non protagonista Oscar, a Golden Globe and a Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Film Critics Society award for her role as Jeff Bridges' girlfriend in Terry Gilliam's The Fisher King Fisher King guardian of the Grail. [Ger. Legend, Parzival; Arthurian Legend: Walsh Classical, 227] See : Guardianship Fisher King old, maimed king whose restoration symbolizes the return of spring vegetation. . Ruehl will star opposite Bill Pullman in the Edward Albee Noun 1. Edward Albee - United States dramatist (1928-) Albee, Edward Franklin Albeen Broadway production The Goat, or Who is Sylvia, scheduled to open this March. Guilt by Association is produced by Hearst Entertainment and JB Media for Court TV. Anne Carlucci and Jean Bureau were the Executive Producers. The film was directed by Graeme Campbell Graeme Campbell is an Australian politician. He was the federal Labor member for the vast seat of Kalgoorlie from 1980 to 1995, and as an independent until 1998. He was born in Oxfordshire, England, came to Australia as a child and was educated at Urrbrae Agricultural High and written by Alan Hines, the acclaimed writer of Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Gregory ("Greg") Efthimios Louganis (born January 29, 1960 in El Cajon, California) is an American diver. Athlete best known for winning back-to-back Olympic titles in both the 3m and 10m diving events. He received the James E. Story and The Familiar Stranger A familiar stranger is an individual who is recognized from regular activities, but with whom one does not interact. First identified by Stanley Milgram in the 1972 paper The Familiar Stranger: An Aspect of Urban Anonymity . Mary Silverman, Lynne Kirby and Rosalie Muskatt are the executives in charge of movie development for Court TV. Court TV (www.courttv.com) or AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. Keyword: Court TV, a basic cable network, provides a window on the American system of justice through distinctive programming that both entertains and informs. As the destination for programming that focuses on justice and criminal investigations, Court TV broadcasts trials by day and compelling stories of the criminal justice system in the evening. Court TV is 50% owned by AOL Time Warner, and 50% owned by Liberty Media Corp. The network has over 68 million subscribers. |
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