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PURCHASE THE DVD: Blaze (1989)

Great stars don't always guarantee great movies, and this 1989 drama about the relationship between Governor Earl Long of Louisana and stripper Blaze Starr is just too erratic to be great, but Paul Newman and Lolita Davidovich as the principles did their best, and the movie is interesting because it's based on a true relationship between the two.

Long in his later days was flamboyant and sometimes nutty, and after losing a re-election for governor which may have been lost partly because of his relationship with Starr, went on to win election to Congress, but never served. This tumultuous time is chronicled in the movie, but the movie is often confusing, at times focusing on Long, at other times Starr, so you're never sure if it's a movie about Long or Starr. Still it was an fascinating glimpse into 1950's Louisana.