Thelma Adams
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'BULLWINKLE' HITS THE BULL'S-EYE
July 1, 2000 | 4:00amABSTRACT: PICK OF THE WEEK "THE ADVENTURES OF ROCKY AND BULLWINKLE" (PG) RECOMMENDED WITH RESERVATIONS "THE PERFECT STORM" (PG-13) NOT RECOMMENDED "THE PATRIOT" (R)
SAVE THE WORLD, CARTOON PRINCESS; THIS GIRL POWER'S FOR THE BOYS, TOO
June 23, 2000 | 4:00amDOES kids TV just keep getting better? Anyone who watched the "Cardcaptors" premiere on the Kids WB last Saturday already knows the answer. The Japanese anime cartoon series crosses "Pokemon"...
HAVE A BLAST WITH 'TITAN A.E.'
June 17, 2000 | 4:00am(MD+BO)PICK OF THE WEEK(MD-BO) (MD+BO)"TITAN A.E." (PG):(MD-BO) A post-apocalyptic cartoon? You betcha! Don Bluth and Gary Goldman's feature starts off with the Earth being blasted into pizza cheese. Then it...
IS TV NEWS ONLY FOR GROWN UPS?; IT'S THE ULTIMATE REALITY SHOW FOR RUGRATS, BUT HARDLY FAMILY VIEWING
June 10, 2000 | 4:00amMY son's for George W. Bush. How? "I saw him on television," the four-year old confided. This pleases my husband to no end. But as the resident Democrat, I'm skeptical....
JACKIE CHAN'S EAST MEETS THE WILD WEST
May 27, 2000 | 4:00amABSTRACT: PICK OF THE WEEK "Shanghai Noon" (PG-13) RECOMMENDED, WITH RESERVATIONS "MI: 2" (PG-13) NOT RECOMMENDED "Kikujiro" (R)
GIVE 'EM MORE THAN 'SESAME ST': START WITH THESE THREE ADAMS FAMILY FAVES
May 26, 2000 | 4:00amI survived two pregnancies, and am raising two rugrats, with the "What to Expect" series as my bible. You know, "What to Expect When You're Expecting," "What to Expect the...
MOTHER'S LITTLE HELPER: TV; THE SECRET BABYSITTER
May 12, 2000 | 4:00amOPRAH babysits my infant. So does Regis. And Bob Barker. And Tinky Winky. I let the TV babysit. And I feel guilty about it. But I don't stop. I can't....
WHY BEASTIE BOY LOVES 'DRAGON'
April 28, 2000 | 4:00amDRAGON Tales" is the show most likely to make me want to fold laundry. My 4-year-old loves it. Is this the beginning of the rift that will widen until Trevor...
PICKS AND PANS FOR KIDS
April 15, 2000 | 4:00amPICK OF THE WEEK "28 DAYS" (PG-13): Alcoholism isn't pretty - but the hard-drinking writer that Sandra Bullock plays in "28 Days" is pretty darn cute. The film takes its...
GUNS: WHAT DO YOU TELL THE KIDS? - ONE YEAR AFTER H.S. MASSACRE
April 14, 2000 | 4:00amUNLESS you plan to stop watching TV altogether next week, you will be seeing a lot of news stories marking the one-year anniversary of Columbine. And you will again have...
CAN YOU SPELL DR. RUTH? SEX THERAPIST AND LION PUPPETS PUT PRIDE IN READING
March 31, 2000 | 5:00amRULE of thumb: beware any program with Dr. Ruth. Case in point: PBS's "Between the Lions." The kids show -- pitched to encourage elementary-level reading -- debuts Monday at 10:30...
'LOVE' HURTS BUT ITS MESSAGE IS WORTH THE TEARS
March 17, 2000 | 5:00amTHE Color of Love: Jacey's Story" is a sensitive, caring family movie that my family wouldn't sit through for a minute. Okay, my son is four -- and the babysitter...
PICKS AND PANS FOR KIDS
March 11, 2000 | 5:00am(MD+BO)PICK OF THE WEEK(MD-BO) (MD+BO)"MISSION TO MARS" (PG-13):(MD-BO) We have seen the future (2020, to be exact), and it looks a lot like "The Right Stuff" -- only these pilots...
PICKS AND PANS FOR KIDS
February 19, 2000 | 5:00amABSTRACT: PICK OF THE WEEK Last week gave us two fine family movies - Disney's "The Tigger Movie" and , to a lesser extent, the PG-rated "Snow Day." Those were...
KEEPING IT ALL IN THE FAMILY
January 25, 2000 | 5:00am'THE Sopranos" were hot at the Golden Globes -- and now also at Sundance, where Lions Gate yesterday bought "Two Family House," Raymond DeFelitta's 1950's family drama. The film stars...
BUCKS FOR 'BUCK'
January 24, 2000 | 5:00am'DOWN to You" producers Jason Kliot and Joana Vicente had a big weekend, nailing the No. 1 spot with an $8.3 million opening and selling their next project to Artisan...
BANDERAS UP AGAINST THE ROPES ; 'BONE' LATEST TO BREAK
January 24, 2000 | 5:00amANTONIO, Antonio, wherefore art thou, Antonio?Heartthrob no more, Antonio Banderas has endured a brutal past 12 months, enough to deflate even the most modest Latin lover. First there was "The...
WHEN YOU WISH . . . ; A DISNEY WHO'S AN INDIE
January 24, 2000 | 5:00amSEX, lies, mouse ears and trust funds?It's not easy being an independent filmmaker when you're a Disney. We're talking Tim Disney, son of Roy E. Disney and grandnephew of Walt....
'DOUBLE' STANDARD?: WHY ARE FEMALE STARS LIKE ASHLEY JUDD EARNING LESS THAN MEN IN HOLLYWOOD?
January 14, 2000 | 5:00amAFTER driving "Double Jeopardy" to $114 million in domestic grosses last year, Ashley Judd will reportedly get $4 million for her next movie, Fox's "Animal Husbandry." She got $1 million...
SNOW JOB: ONCE AN INDIE HAVEN, THE SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL IS NOW ABOUT THE ART OF THE DEAL
January 13, 2000 | 5:00amTHE Sundance Film Festival, created as a cozy showcase for the work of young and independent filmmakers, has become a sprawling Wal-Mart where studios go on buying frenzies in hopes...