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...This isn't the first year TV has explored contentious families or divorce (see "Grace Under Fire"); sometimes, past producers would simply kill Mom, leaving a cute dad who could date (ABC's "Madigan Men" continues the widower-com tradition). But now the nontraditional family is practically mandatory, for reasons as much economic as social. After several years of being enthralled by big-city yuppie- coms, the networks realized, says NBC entertainment president Garth Ancier, that "the urban work setting was getting old." That meant a return to the domestic comedy - but with a difference. To stand out, says "Geena...
Strike up the Tift County High marching band. On Nov. 15 the football stadium will be jammed for the celebration, and a new billboard will soon grace the highway, forever shadowing the sod industry. But how does Tifton know it has read more books per capita than any other town? "We don't," says Brumby. "But we welcome all challenges. The idea was to teach a love of books to children, and we've done that...
...child in Poland, Anne Skorecki Levy survived the Holocaust; as a grandmother in Louisiana, she confronted ex-Klansman David Duke in his run for Governor. Powell, a Tulane University history professor, tells this tale with wonderful narrative grace and moral force. He deftly explores ethical compromises and nuances: the Levy family's decision to pass as Aryan during the war; the struggles between the assimilated Reform Jews of New Orleans, reluctant to stir up trouble; and the tight-knit "New American" club of Holocaust survivors who insisted on aggressively bearing witness against neo-Nazis...
...saving grace of the film is Gere, perfectly cast as the masculine yet non-threatening Dr. T. Gere devours this meaty role, bringing an aspect of humanity to a movie populated with caricatures. Yes, this is not exactly a departure from the type of character the actor typically plays. But hey, the man's damn good at what he does. Consider this Gere's honors thesis at the University for Charming Leading Men. Other highlights include Shelly Long as Carolyn, T's plucky assistant, and Tara Reid as the doctor's conspiracy-obsessed daughter (she gives enthusiastic tours...
...pimping glory, complete with afro, disco threads, and that ridiculous lisp. With a much longer time slot to play with, the filmmakers really got a chance to flesh out the details of Leon's womanizing world, from the love candles, Kama Sutra posters, and bottle of Courvoisier that grace his radio booth when he's on the air, to his bachelor pad-a boat house that he fittingly calls his "Skank-tuary." And of course, we get to hear all the best Leon-isms from the show-lines like "Ooh, it's a lady!" when the caller is a woman...