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Apr. 09, 1990: Critics' Voices
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TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1990
Apr. 09, 1990 America's Changing Colors
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<article>
<source>Time Magazine</source>
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CRITICS' VOICES, Page 22
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<p>MOVIES
</p>
<p> BAD INFLUENCE. A devilish Rob Lowe matches wits with James
Spader (sex, lies, and videotape), who plays a computer-nerd
Faust in this stylish thriller. Spader, a truly talented actor,
accomplishes the rare trick of making the weak good guy seem
more interesting than the strong bad guy.
</p>
<p> HOUSE PARTY. On the night of the biggest party of the year,
Kid (Christopher Reid) is grounded because of his bad report
card. What's Kid to do? Sneak out, of course. Writer-director
Reggie Hudlin gives zip and lots of laughs to this sharp,
hip-hop comedy that blends a John Hughes-like ear for dialogue
with the visual flair of Spike Lee.
</p>
<p> FOR ALL MANKIND. By combining NASA footage of the Apollo
missions and voice-over interviews with 13 astronauts who
visited the moon, this award-winning documentary recreates the
exhilarating experience of exploring earth's satellite from
pre-launch to splashdown.
</p>
<p>TELEVISION
</p>
<p> CRISIS: URBAN EDUCATION (PBS, April 10 and 17, 10 p.m. on
most stations). The ills of big-city schools--and some of
their successes--are explored in four half-hour
documentaries, spread over two weeks.
</p>
<p> CAPITAL NEWS (ABC, debuting April 9, 9 p.m. EDT). Hill
Street Blues alum David Milch co-created this overly earnest
ensemble drama about reporters for a Washington newspaper.
Lloyd Bridges presides weekly as the crusty editor.
</p>
<p>FESTIVALS
</p>
<p> NEW ORLEANS JAZZ & HERITAGE FESTIVAL. Ten days of hot music
(jazz, blues, R. and B., Zydeco, gospel) and spicy food
(jambalaya, crawfish pie, gumbo, red beans and rice), set in
America's premier party town. Now in its 21st year, the
festival will play host to some 3,000 musicians, including
local artists and such international stars as B.B. King, Ramsey
Lewis, Linda Ronstadt, Gary Burton, Ornette Coleman and the
Crescent City's own Neville Brothers. April 27 through May 6.
</p>
<p> THE U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL FILM FESTIVAL, Colorado Springs. From
The Wrath of Grapes, a documentary about pesticide threats to
farmworkers, to the pilot of The Elite, television's first
eco-police drama, a feast of 135 movies, videos, shorts and
cartoons that is certain to give the 20,000 expected
participants a Rocky Mountain high. April 27 through 29.
</p>
<p>ETC.
</p>
<p> TALIESIN WEST: FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT'S ARIZONA LEGACY,
Scottsdale. There have long been daily tours, but now the
master's Western architecture school and home is offering
special seminars and musical performances, as well as expanded
tours each Thursday, featuring spaces never before open to the
public. Through April 15, 1991.
</p>
<p> TO MANY AMERICANS, THE WORDS SPANISH WINE mean sherry or
sangria, that treacly mixture of fruit, club soda and purplish
plonk. But try the phrase out on bargain-minded oenophiles, and
the response is likely to be Rioja or Penedes, the rugged
northern districts that produce most of the country's best
table wines. Major vintners have spent millions on
modernization, and Spanish reds and whites, once notorious for
unreliability, have more than held their own in recent blind
tastings with comparably priced products of France, Italy and
California. In the U.S., Montecillo and Marques de Caceres are
the best-selling Rioja brands, Torres the dominant name from
Penedes. For a top-of-the-line treat, try one of the velvety,
puissant reds produced by Pesquera (Alejandro Fernandez) or
Vega Sicilia. Critics agree that they are world-class in
quality--but, alas, in price as well.
</p>
<p>THEATER
</p>
<p> CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF. Can screen sex-goddess Kathleen
Turner play Tennessee Williams' toughest and lustiest heroine?
An emphatic yes, though it doesn't hurt that she spends the
whole first act in just a slip. The director is from Britain,
and most of the accents are from Mars; but otherwise this is
a spectacular production, with Turner's steam offset by the
wonderfully chilly malice of Charles Durning as the patriarchal
plutocrat Big Daddy.
</p>
<p> SEX, DRUGS, ROCK & ROLL. Solo satirist Eric Bogosian (Talk
Radio) in another city-smart walk on the wild side. His
characters, from a rock star to a homeless man to a
fist-pounding executive, are realized with a stunning eye for
detail.
</p>
<p> ST. MARK'S GOSPEL. What Hal Holbrook is to Mark Twain, Alec
McCowen is to the King James Version of Scripture, and the
return of this rich, textured performance off-Broadway is good
news even for atheists.
</p>
<p>MUSIC
</p>
<p> RAGE TO LIVE: BLAME THE VICTIMS (Restless/Bar/None).
Intense, intrepid rock 'n' roll. A Jersey group for whom
Springsteen's Asbury might as well be a black hole on the
ocean, Rage to Live muscles its way through 20 tunes--some
tough, some off-center--and does a three-minute job on the
CSN&Y classic Suite: Judy Blue Eyes that leaves you wondering
what the original did with the extra five minutes.
</p>
<p> THE LOUNGE LIZARDS: VOICE OF CHUNK (1-800-44-CHUNK). Another
bold first in direct marketing: the name of the label is the
number you dial to order the record. The Lizards are
actor-saxer John Lurie's loose-limbed group of refried bop
addicts, and Chunk fairly swings with wit and invention.
</p>
<p>Compiled by Andrea Sachs.
</p>
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