Film Review- "Victims for Victims: The Theresa Saldana Story."

In the 1984 TV film "Victims for Victims: The Theresa Saldana Story." Actress Theresa Saldana gives the performance of a lifetime as herself just a couple of years earlier.

On March 5, 1982, Ms. Saldana was attacked and nearly killed by a mentally ill stalker. Theresa spent months in the hospital recovering from her injuries and in that time she not only endured terrible physical pain, but also crushing depression and the terror of the attack.

During her recovery, Saldana is not always a  sympathetic figure. She complains, she is demanding at times, and at one point, gets into a serious argument with a nurse. It takes a brave person and actress to be willing to show themselves in such a negative light.

Theresa Saldana is well known for her performance in "Raging Bull" but in my opinion, her best work as an actress was as herself in "Victims for Victims."

Theresa Saldana passed away on June 6, 2016 at the age of 61.

Movie Review- Mystery Street

 I watched a good movie the other day on TCM titled "Mystery Street" The story begins when a skeleton is found on a Cape Cod beach. Detective Morales (Ricardo Montalban) uses early crime forensic techniques and good detective work to identify the skeleton and the killer.

I really enjoyed  Mystery Street. The Boston area is rarely presented in movies and it was nice to see Ricardo Montalban in an early performance. There are also some good character actors in the film including Elsa Lanchester as an eccentric and too greedy landlady and Betsy Blair who later appeared in "Marty" with Ernest Borgnine.