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...noble attempt to appeal to a wide demographic, the movie is about thirty minutes too long; after a while, even the most exuberant middle-schoolers will get restless. The film beats its theme of brotherly love into the ground, seemingly lifting dialogue directly from after-school specials on PBS. While the movie should have been a showcase for the talented young stars, too much time is cluttered by CGI special effects. That said, “Zathura” is a bona fide entertaining kids movie that doesn’t insult the age of anyone in the audience. College...
...Great Depression (PBS) In the tradition of The Civil War and Eyes on the Prize, this documentary series (from Eyes creator Henry Hampton) brought another patch of American history to life with an artist's eye and an educator's passion. Everything from the breadlines to the political battles was made fresh, dramatic, relevant...
...CHILD SURVIVAL www.pbs.org/wgbh/rxforsurvival/ In conjunction with the six-part documentary series airing on PBS this week, WGBH-TV and Vulcan Productions have joined forces with CARE, Save the Children and UNICEF to create a fund for the neediest children in seven developing countries...
This issue and the summit are centerpieces of a week-long multimedia effort to move public health closer to the top of the national agenda. ABC News and Charlie Rose are scheduled to devote segments of their shows to the conference, while PBS, starting on Nov. 1 at 9 p.m. E.T., will begin running a six-hour series titled Rx for Survival--A Global Health Challenge. Finally, Alicia Keys will hold a concert in New York City benefiting Keep a Child Alive on Nov. 3 with such guests as Usher, Paul Simon and the Agape Children's Choir from Durban...
...from Nov. 1 to Nov. 3. We will be playing host to several hundred people from different walks of life, all devoted to finding solutions for the health problems in the developing world. ABC News and Charlie Rose will be devoting segments of their shows to the conference, while PBS will be running a six-hour series titled Rx for Survival, premiering Nov. 1 to Nov. 3 from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. Look for our own special report in next week's issue, and check in with TIME.com for regular reports during the meeting...