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...that matter, the whole self-referential, show-about-doing-a-show conceit (see The Drowsy Chaperone and off-Broadway's [Title of Show]) is in danger of becoming a clich? of its own. For all the earnest sentimentality of Billy Crystal's one-man show 700 Sundays (which Alan Zweibel, a contributor to Short's show, also helped write), at least it had the virtue of being about something...
...fans happy. But he's also paying tribute to his family, especially his jazz-loving father (who produced concerts by such greats as Billie Holiday), and working out some unresolved guilt (over the fight they had about chemistry homework the night his father died). Written in part with Alan Zweibel and directed by Des McAnuff, 700 Sundays doesn't escape sentimentality and is too long. But Crystal has rubbed out the line between stand-up and self-revelation. And all by yourself on Broadway, that's a gutsy thing to do. --With reporting by Deirdre...
...nice folks, with two nice kids--and they all lived miserably ever after. So Ben (Bruce Willis) and Katie (Michelle Pfeiffer) are nearly splitsville. The Alan Zweibel-Jessie Nelson script, which wants to be true and funny, tries too hard to be either. There are a few moments (notably Pfeiffer's sweet, blathery peroration) to remind you of when a Rob Reiner film was a treat and not a chore. But mostly the movie is like the marriage: good casting, golden promise, yet somehow a grating ordeal. The Story of Us means to describe pain; instead, it inflicts...
...shows set in TV newsrooms represent a low ebb of creative imagination, but Good Sports may set a record for ineptitude. Creator Alan Zweibel (It's Garry Shandling's Show) flicks in a few satirical jabs at TV, but mostly he seems tuned to another channel. The characters are so woozily out of focus that after two episodes one still can't tell whether Bobby is supposed to be simply naive or mentally retarded. Or why Gayle, the TV pro, keeps having spats with him in front of a nationwide audience. Or why, when he rents an apartment directly opposite...
...average of $1,500 per applicant. Up to $20,000 can be given a victim for lost income from work, and the full cost of medical treatment beyond what is covered by health insurance is compensated. Families can recover the cost of burials for murder victims. Says Ronald Zweibel, chairman of the New York State crime victims board: "This program helps reduce crime. Ninety percent of criminal cases are solved through information provided by citizens. If victims feel they are nothing more than a piece of evidence, we can't expect cooperation...
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