One True Thing
Reviewed by Andrew O'Hehir
Renée Zellweger buckles under the emotional weight of a six-hankie weeper
(09/18/98)

A Merry War
Reviewed by Charles Taylor
Richard E. Grant and Helena Bonham Carter shun middle-class mediocrity in the film adaptation of George Orwell's "Keep the Aspidistra Flying"
(09/18/98)

Rush Hour
Reviewed by Charles Taylor
A pale imitation of Jackie Chan's Hong Kong hits
(09/18/98)

The Young Girls of Rochefort
Reviewed by Stephanie Zacharek
Romantic fantasies are indulged in Jacques Demy's touchingly outmoded musical love letter
(09/18/98)

Permanent Midnight
Reviewed by Janelle Brown
The latest in the junkie-flick genre has plenty of low lows, but unfortunately few highs
(09/18/98)

The same old song and dance
By Peter Kurth
Is that icon of gay culture, the Broadway musical, a dead genre? A new book by a Columbia professor puts another nail in its coffin
(09/17/98)

Sharps & Flats
"Nuggets" finally on CD, plus new albums by Sheryl Crow, Pansy Division and Danilo Perez
(09/16/98)

Home Movies
By Charles Taylor
Kurosawa in the shadows: a little-known gem
(09/15/98)

Strangeness in the night
By Joyce Millman
What's a nice boy like Conan O'Brien doing in a place like late night TV?
(09/14/98)

Courtney Love called me a retard
By Lori Leibovich
And other celebrity skinny from the press tent at MTV's Video Music Awards
(09/11/98)

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SALON'S TV PICKS FOR
WEEKEND, SEPT. 18-20, 1998
BY JOYCE MILLMAN

S E R I E S

Homicide: Life on the Street (9 p.m. Fri., NBC) reruns last season's two-hour finale, in which Emmy winner Andre Braugher makes his exit from the series, and the lives and careers of several cops are at stake. Saturday Night Live (11:30 p.m. Sat., NBC) repeats its episode saluting the best of Phil Hartman. 60 Minutes (7 p.m. Sun., CBS) launches its new season, as does Touched by an Angel (8 p.m. Sun., CBS). Obsessed with Thomas Edison, Homer decides to become an inventor on the 10th season opener of The Simpsons (8 p.m. Sun., Fox). Lili Taylor plays a blind woman tormented by visions of murder on a rerun of The X-Files (9 p.m. Sun., Fox). Barbara Walters and Diane Sawyer team up for yet another night of 20/20 (9 p.m. Sun., ABC). The Emmy winner for best drama, The Practice (10 p.m. Sun., ABC), reruns an episode in which Bobby defends a teen who murdered his mother and Eugene soul-searches after getting a murder conviction overturned.

S P E C I A L S

A Barbara Walters special (8 p.m. Sat., ABC) reruns past interviews with Will Smith, Jim Carrey and Kim Basinger. Larry King Meets 'ER' (8 p.m. Sat., TNT) in a 90-minute special featuring interviews with cast members, a look behind the scenes and viewer call ins. The occasion? TNT is now showing "ER" reruns every night. Meredith Vieira and Boomer Esiason host the Miss America Pageant (9 p.m. Sat., ABC), which this year is supposed to highlight the transformation of Miss America from beauty queen to social activist. In a bathing suit. Sharon Stone will be on hand to receive the 1998 "Miss America Woman of Achievement Award." The new cable movie The Inspectors (8 p.m. Sun., Showtime) stars Louis Gossett Jr. and Jonathan Silverman as U.S. postal inspectors on the trail of a mail bomber. Filmmakers Jonathan Stack and Liz Garbus won the grand jury prize at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival for their documentary The Farm: Life Inside Angola Prison (9 p.m. EDT/10 PDT Sun., A&E), a look at a year in the life of the notorious maximum security state pen in Louisiana. Part Two airs Monday.

S P O R T S

Baseball:
TBA (1 p.m. Sat., Fox)
TBA (4 p.m. Sat., Fox)
Braves at Diamondbacks (10 p.m. Sat., 4 p.m. Sun., TBS)
TBA (10 p.m. Sat., FX)

Football:
TBA (1 p.m. Sun., Fox)
Chargers at Chiefs or Steelers at Dolphins (1 p.m. Sun., CBS)
Broncos at Raiders (4:15 p.m. Sun., CBS)
Eagles at Cardinals (8:15 p.m. Sun., ESPN)

T A L K

Rosie O'Donnell (syndicated) Ben Stiller, Hootie and the Blowfish
David Letterman (CBS) Vince Vaughn, Brian Setzer Orchestra
Jay Leno (NBC) Brooke Shields, Al Green
Politically Incorrect (ABC) Eddie Izzard, Lea Thompson
Conan O'Brien (NBC) Jason Priestley, George Hamilton, Los Super Seven
SALON | Sept. 18, 1998

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