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...says minorities need to work harder, improve their game. "I was raised to believe that you had to do things better than white people in order to succeed. The old black shows were better than the white shows. The Jeffersons was a lot better. Good Times was way funnier. Sanford and Son. Now, though, everyone thinks we're equal, so we submit the same s___ that everyone else submits. And then we get mad when they won't air it. You got to go back to the old attitude of it has to be twice as good...
Everywhere, of course, must include cable. Why? Because cable modems are so fast--almost twice as speedy as DSL and a full eight times as fast as satellite, at least in theory. "AOL still needs to deal with the cable guys," says Tom Wolzein, Internet analyst at Sanford Bernstein. "It has to be worried about getting locked out entirely, especially when Microsoft wants to be in everyone's online space...
...HOME FOR CHRISTMAS Starring Jonathan Taylor Thomas Directed by Arlene Sanford Walt Disney Pictures...
Director Arlene Sanford has attempted to beef up the plot with a bunch of tried-and-true signs of a broken family--tension between Jake and his stepmother, heated sibling rivalry between Jake and his kid sister, etc., etc. No prizes for guessing if he makes peace with his family, patches things up with his girlfriend, or makes it home for Christmas. No surprise, the story line is absolutely predictable: When Jake enters a Santa race for a $1,000 prize in one town, the big question is not if he'll win, but how long it'll take...
Nevertheless, it's clear why Sanford squished J.T.T. into the role anyway. Plot aside, the movie is essentially a Jonathan Taylor Thomas peep show riding on Thomas' teen idol/pinup boy status. The film provides us with plenty of closeups of J.T.T.'s tanned face and blue eyes, but I'll Be Home for Christmas clearly shows that you can't judge a book by its cover; Thomas never rises above the "I am trying to be funny," hamming-it-up style he perfected week after week on "Home Improvement...