Entertainment Digest Highlights New Emmys and Shows
The digest notes Flight 103 stories winning Emmys, Joe Piccigna earning a third regional Emmy for Forward Lockerbie, and Showtime’s animated feature The Kid aiming for late 2000. Also mentions Comedy Central June debuts Sup Mall and Don’t Forget Your Toothbrush, plus The League of Gentlemen BBC sketch. Epitaph signs Merle Haggard for Anti imprint with Tom Waits and Joe Strummer.
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Neal
Bill Ark
Joe Piccigna
Lockerbie
Comedy Central
California
San Fernando Valley
League of Gentlemen
Epitaph
Merle Haggard
Epitaph/Anti
Tom Waits
Joe Strummer
Haggard
Anti
The
Strangers
Love and Basketball opens as a hopeful study of the game
The piece surveys past basketball films from White Shadow to Air Bud and Slam Dunk Ernest, noting casting choices and realism. It highlights Love and Basketball as a sharp departure, featuring actress Sanaa Lathan and a grounded court scene in USC dorms that captures basketball as it is.
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Comnesy
Rew Bra
Omar Epps
Sanaa Lathan
Gina Prince-Blythewood
Hollywood
St. Jude
Yankees
Bulls Durham
Field of Dreams
Ray Allen
Milwaukee
Dream Team
Denzel Washington
Casting Heaven
NBA
Allan Houston
Knicks
Houston
Ernest
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Creation
Wesley Snipes
Woody Harrelson
Palookaville
Michael J Fox
Kevin Bacon
Africa
Rhea Perlman
Sunset Park
University of Southern California
Lou Reed Returns With Ecstasy In New Reprise Disc
Lou Reed, former Syracuse University rocker, releases Ecstasy on Reprise Records. He writes and sings about crackheads and wild folks with a voice that still treats rock with care. For a sample cut, call NewsLine and enter Tune using the phone keypad.
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Syracuse University
Reprise Records
Reed
Mark Bialczak
Teen bluesy singer Shannon Curfman headlines in Syracuse crowd
Shannon Curfman, 14, tours behind Loud Guitars Big Suspicions with Arista courting follow, performing at Lost Horizon in Syracuse. She co-wrote most songs, cites Jonny Lang as inspiration, covers The Weight, and defends authenticity of young storytelling despite age.
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Shannon Curfman
N.D
Minneapolis
Jonny Lane
Twin Cities
Pop Sense Records
Arista
Curfman
Meliencamp
Lost Horizon
Syr- Scouse
Curfmran
Thompson Road
Erie Boulevard East
Syracuse
Media Play
Oliver's
Dancing Bear
Sound Garden
Tom Petty
Lang
Kevin Bowe
Jonny
Fargo
Sheryl Crow
Ansti Ree
Random Thoughtful Tales at Syracuse Theatre Festival
Contemporary Theatre of Syracuse opens its Random Thoughts season with Ferris Wheel by Mare Mill, featuring Laura Austin and JP Crangle. The five pieces mix wit and drama, showcasing Deb Sherman’s direction and Kris Egeleston’s performance in Tape, with notes on acting and staging amid a crowded bill.
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Mare Mill
P. Crangle
Laura Austin
Contemporary Theatre of Syracuse
Random Thoughts
JP Crangle
Nancy Fox
Joan
Berkshire
Austin
Lisa Perryman
Deb Sherman
Michael Bigelow Dixon
Val Smith
Perrystan
Rob Morris
Sherman
Jose Rivera
Kris Egeleston
Rivera
Crangle
Halger Teschke
Crangie
Steven Braddock
Braddock
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Lombardo
Inner City
NewsLine
Lou Reed
Pod Records
Associated Press
Jeff Beck
Janis Joplin
John Prine
Lucinda Williams
Robert Johnson
Stevie Wonder
Prince
Ani DiFranco
Joan EF. Vardeboncoeutr
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CBS
Lauren Hoy
Toim
G. Joung Dani
Steven Eckwok
Holly
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Genz
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