On March 22, 1991, in a New Hampshire courtroom, Pamela Smart was found guilty on three charges against her, the most serious of which was being an accomplice to first degree murder. If accomplice means manipulating her young lover, Bill Flynn, into carrying out the murder of her husband, Gregg, with the aid of three of his friends, then it sounds like the jury gave her what she deserves. And that's where the story should have ended over 25 years ago, but Investigation Discovery's three-part series Pamela Smart: An American Murder Mystery — which will have its premiere on Sunday, Aug. 19 — actually brings things to the present, where there are a growing number of people who believe that she was the victim of a vast conspiracy. (Photo Credit: Getty Images) "It was in the papers every day," offers private investigator Tom Nickels. "She was hung before she was found guilty." Adds Pam's defense lawyer Mark Sisti,...
- 8/18/2018
- by Ed Gross
- Closer Weekly
Dallas writer/filmmaker Clay Luther made his feature directorial debut at this year's Dallas International Film Festival (Diff) with Cry, a drama that explores several timely topics including bullying and homophobia. Luther effectively portrays the complexity of his main characters and avoids the formulaic and simplistic Hollywood ending.
Cry focuses on two neighbors on the opposite ends of life -- Cable (Bill Flynn) is a despondent widower who has lost the will to live and is estranged from his daughter, and Carson (Skyy Moore) is a high-school student who is bullied by fellow basketball player Micah (Erick Lopez).
Carson may not have experienced life, but he has suffered the death of his mother and lives with his openly homosexual uncle, Jeremy (Del Shores). Although Carson has his girlfriend Grace (Cherami Leigh), he's emotionally troubled from the almost daily beatings he receives from Micah. It is inferred that Micah and Carson had been best friends,...
Cry focuses on two neighbors on the opposite ends of life -- Cable (Bill Flynn) is a despondent widower who has lost the will to live and is estranged from his daughter, and Carson (Skyy Moore) is a high-school student who is bullied by fellow basketball player Micah (Erick Lopez).
Carson may not have experienced life, but he has suffered the death of his mother and lives with his openly homosexual uncle, Jeremy (Del Shores). Although Carson has his girlfriend Grace (Cherami Leigh), he's emotionally troubled from the almost daily beatings he receives from Micah. It is inferred that Micah and Carson had been best friends,...
- 4/9/2013
- by Debbie Cerda
- Slackerwood
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