Dar WilliamsEnd of the Summer (Razor &…
Dar Williams End of the Summer (Razor & Tie) (star) (star) (star) 1/2 "End of the Summer" should provide singer-songwriter Williams with the breakthrough hit she so richly deserves after...
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FOX’S EARLY FALL JUMP AIMS TO UNPLUG FOES
Fox didn't win any friends with journalists Thursday during the TV press tour, when the network couldn't produce preview tapes for some of its big fall shows. Still, executives Peter...
ABC CHIEF, TARSES DENY BUYOUT TALK
Trapped by reporters Wednesday at the TV press tour, ABC president Robert Iger conceded the saga of Jamie Tarses, his 33-year-old head of entertainment programming, "had the makings of a...
CHICAGO CONNECTION GIVES ABC A PRAYER
It's difficult not to run into actors who have honed their craft in Chicago at the TV press tour here. Consider the ABC presentation, where Kevin Anderson, who plays a...
ABC PLUGS ITS LINEUP WITH DROLL AD DRIVE
When you're the No. 3 network, sometimes it's necessary to take desperate measures. In the case of ABC, it means trying to convince audiences "TV is good." At least, that's...
NBC EXECS TALK ABOUT BUCKING THE SYSTEM
Not surprisingly, most of the talk during NBC's portion of the TV press tour this past weekend revolved around the network's decision to resist the new ratings system. Dick Wolf,...
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Joe Diffie Twice Upon a Time (Epic) (star) (star) (star) Blessed with a supple and quietly emotional voice, Diffie is a wizard with radio-ready hooks and grooves, so much so...
GUMBEL’S NEWS SHOW TO BE `PUBLIC EYE . . . ‘
It was CBS News' turn at bat Thursday at the television press tour, and it finally revealed a title for Bryant Gumbel's prime-time newsmagazine: "Public Eye With Bryant Gumbel." Reporters...
CLINTON’S `CONTACT’ UPSETS WHITE HOUSE
Hollywood always has been good to President Clinton, but he and others on the political scene are upset at their presence in "Contact." In the movie about Earth contact with...
`FIRST WIVES’ HONORED BY WOMEN IN FILM
Two-thirds of "The First Wives Club" was on hand to be saluted at Women in Film's 21st annual Crystal Awards luncheon. Goldie Hawn was in Houston directing the film "Hope"...