Word: pbs
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...THIN BLUE LINE (PBS, May 24, 9 p.m. on most stations). Errol Morris' hypnotically compelling documentary about a Texas murder case helped win the release in March of Randall Adams after twelve years in prison. Now the "nonfiction feature" makes its TV debut on American Playhouse, the series that originally commissioned...
Blessing, whose Broadway and London hit A Walk in the Woods arrived on PBS last week and is to open this week in Moscow, again displays wit and charm. But here he provides a much more intriguing narrative -- full of time shifts, inner thoughts revealed, imaginary moments, even a flash-forward in which the now dead grandmother describes her search for "life after eternity." This complex material stays clear, thanks to adept direction by Lynne Meadow and remarkable performances by Jennie Moreau as the girl, Eileen Heckart as her tart-tongued grandmother and especially Joanna Gleason as the woman...
...CHARLES IN CONCERT WITH THE NEW YORK CITY BALLET (PBS, May 12, 9 p.m. on most stations). Such Charles classics as Hit the Road Jack and What'd I Say provided the inspiration for Peter Martins' ballet A Fool for You, being presented Live from Lincoln Center...
...accuracy is barely an issue concerning her documentary. For she, as well as PBS viewers, have been notified an American screening of "Days of Rage" has once again been postponed...
...pressure to keep "Days of Rage" from appearing on TV may not be so overt. In fact, it is unclear that there is any direct pressure on PBS, except its apprehension that the documentary may offend potential subscribers...