has won at least one recent
directing Emmy for an outstanding TV miniseries. In "Fallen Angels" (available
on DVD), the mesmerizing "I'll Be Waiting" pairs Marg Helgenberger with Bruno Kirby in a smooth-as-ivory-satin story about a
gorgeous gangster's moll, waiting in a swank hotel for the boyfriend she ratted
out to show up and take his revenge. House-dick Kirby looks pretty downscale,
but he's good enough to finesse a gang shootout to save the lady. Hanks handles
this moody little noir like a veteran: The final shot pulls away from the
lighted dial of an old-time radio, tuned in to silky big-band music, and
withdraws very slowly down the long lounge where Helgenberger's world-weary
femme fatale reclines -- perhaps forever.
(Showtime Networks /Courtesy Everett Collection)
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