Talk:And the Band Played On (film)

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I removed the following from the Critics part of the article:


 * It was released in the same year as AIDS-related miniseries Angels in America.

I removed it because Angels in America (the mini series) was released in 2003, where as the film "And the Band Played On" was released in 1993. The play Angels in America was written in 1990. So, I am not sure where this comment even came from. -- David Reiss 15:09, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

Steve Martin
Hi. Can someone tell me about Steve Martin's role type in this movie?. Is he cameo or not in this movie? I can't found a title of film in his official website. 212.47.133.96 (talk) 19:26, 20 December 2007 (UTC)

Steve Martin played the well-to-do brother of a man who died of AIDS. The family was going to extreme lengths to hide the fact that the man was gay, but the researchers convince Martin's character to tell them about his brother's lifestyle so they can trace the source of the infection they're finding in donated blood. Martin gave a very understated performance, not at all his usual comic persona. User::edonald —Preceding unsigned comment added by Edonald (talk • contribs) 16:52, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

Montage
There were at least three more people in the montage than are listed here, and who seem not to have been HIV patients: Margot Fonteyn, Elizabeth Taylor, and Martina Navratilova. Fonteyn is best known as Rudolf Nureyev's dance partner. Taylor is known for fundraising for AmfAR. I'm not sure what Navratilova's relevance is. Donfbreed (talk) 04:48, 2 October 2011 (UTC)

I'm not certain about Martina Navratilova: A woman who resembles her is speaking at a microphone, not playing tennis. But I would add Princess Diana, who is in the sequence, visiting patients. There are other famous faces I recognize but can't Identify. Unfortunately, there are no captions, and the end Credits do a better job of identifying copyright holders than identifying faces. Donfbreed (talk) 20:55, 2 October 2011 (UTC)

Recommend adding link to citation to John Crewdson's book "Science Fictions"
Wikipedia contains the following citation under the entry for journalist/author John Crewdson:

Science Fictions: A Scientific Mystery, a Massive Cover-Up, and the Dark Legacy of Robert Gallo ISBN 978-0-316-13476-7 (Little Brown & Co. 2002). Describes the competition between scientists—including Robert Gallo of the National Cancer Institute—over credit for the discovery of the HIV virus in a study that offers a revealing look at how scientific and research laboratories really work. Reprint ISBN 978-0-316-09004-9 (Back Bay Books, 2003)

To improve the information and add credibility to short comments re Robt. Gallo a link to this authoritative reference ought to be provided. In addition, Crewdson's bibliography for his outstanding book links to original documents available online.

LabVetToo (talk) 15:15, 30 March 2013 (UTC)LabVetToo