Dancers film reviewed with mixed ballet and plot flaws
Allan Ulrich assigns blame for Herbert Ross film Dancers misusing Giselle as a backdrop to a contemporary love plot. He praises the choreography and Alessandra Ferri's screen presence but criticizes the muddled script, overreliance on revealing backstage drama, and the reduction of Giselle to melodrama.
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Herbert Ross
Giselle
American Ballet Theatre
Mikhail Baryshnikov
Albrecht
Ross
Sarah Kernochan
Italy
Baryshnikov
Anton Sergeyev
Kernochan
Sergeyev
Julie Kent
ABT Corps
Anton
Harlequin
Alessandra Ferri
Francesca
Ferri
Coming Up Roses film review from British comedy drama
A warm, appealing British comedy about a Welsh village cinema after the mine closes. Projectionist Dafydd Hywel and candy woman Join Gregory cope with poverty, drift into a quiet romance, and improvise money making via theater mushrooms. PG rated.
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Stephen Bayly
Dafydd Hywel
Gregory
Marlon Brando
Candy
Rosa Luxemburg on Screen Through Margarethe von Trotta’s View
German director Margarethe von Trotta presents a fragmented portrait of Rosa Luxemburg in a nearly two hour film. Barbara Sukowa shines as Luxemburg but the movie omits key health, personal life details, and context, leaving American audiences to infer relationships and influences.
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Margarethe von Trotta
Rosa Luxemburg
Luxemburg
von Trotta
Barbara Sukowa
Berlin Alexanderplatz
Networks scramble prime time lineups in midseason shifts
Networks scramble prime time schedules as midseason replacements rise and plans shift across NBC CBS and ABC. Studios cite exposure needs while Fox expands its lineup and locals pre empt returns grow. By spring expect more experiments and pilots for next fall.
TV Schedule Shakeup With Cancellations And Moves
A TV lineup rundown shows several series canceled after short runs, moved to new slots, or renewed as replacements. News notes include Jan 15 to Jan 19 debuts and shifts on CBS ABC NBC Fox and WB, plus new and returning titles like Spenser For Hire and Sonny Spoon. The report lists dates, networks, and shifting time slots.
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Redskins
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Golden Girls
Georgetown
Boston
College
ABC News
Mama Dolly Ohara
Spenser
Calgary
D.C
Amen
J.J. Starbuck Comedy Club
Naacp Image Awards
Nature WonderWorks
Fanny and
Alexander
Masterpiece Theatre
Dance Connection
WonderWorks Wildlife Wildlife
Star Trek
Marblehead D.C. Follies
Mellinger Hour
Secret Agent
After Hours
Charlie Chan
Egypt
Gapt
Power Video Mart
Star Search
Carbine Williams
Outer Limits
Wars Arts
Australia
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Paper Chased
Ankerberg Young & Slim
Ozzie
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Virginia
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George Mason
Richmond
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Lima Street 5
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Frederick
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Mr. Belvedere
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Cosby Show
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