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Certainly not the sensitive subject of black-and-white relations. Bakersfield P.D. focuses on Paul Gigante (Giancarlo Esposito), a black police detective newly transplanted from Washington. His race makes him a curiosity in Bakersfield's white-bread station house, and his new colleagues are naive enough to say what's...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hill Street Blues on Happy Juice | 11/22/1993 | See Source »

True to form, Colwin's hero and heroine are just regular folk. They don't want to cause any trouble. Although carefully crafted, they certainly don't break the mold of characterization. Teddy plunges periodically into brooding funks stemming from the deep spring of childhood neglect and a broken family...

Author: By Edward P. Mcbride, | Title: Colwin's Big Storm More Like a Drizzle | 11/11/1993 | See Source »

Ng looks back with nostalgia on the role of young Lindo. "It was a great role--there was a lot to memorize, and I had to be crazy and neurotic all day, but if fit me because I'm hyper and it's easy for me to be that way...

Author: By Sunah N. Kim, | Title: Hollywood or Chem 10? | 11/11/1993 | See Source »

The title doesn't lie. Of the three shorts by contemporary filmmakers Steven Wright, Michael Moore, and Mike Leigh, Wright's hilarious and characteristically minimalist masterpiece, "The Appointments of Dennis Jennings," is the most gripping, especially for a viewer unexperienced in Two Mikes's unique brand of comedy. The angst...

Author: By Caralee E. Caplan, | Title: Short Films With Teeth | 10/14/1993 | See Source »

The film traces the story of Dennis Jennings (Wright), a Manhattan neurotic who, surrounded by people seemingly determined to feed his paranoia, eventually murders his analyst. His girlfriend Emma, played with convincing indifference by Laurie Metcalf, torments Dennis with cheap ties and constant reminders to feed the fish. As Dennis...

Author: By Caralee E. Caplan, | Title: Short Films With Teeth | 10/14/1993 | See Source »

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