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The Buffalo NewsWednesday January 26 2000 Page 7 explores controversial art 2 By RAZIER MOORE Associated Press NEW YORK They'll be watching in Enid Okla Earlier this month members of the Enid school board put off de ciding the fate of a certain literary classic until they could view to Trouble: of Huck leberry Produced by WGBHBoston and airing at 9 tonight on Channel 17 this 90 minute documentary is part of a splen did four segment series exploring how art be it a novel or a painting music or the movies habitually makes trouble Art invites troublesome ques tions such as: Docs promote racism? And another: Does the kind of painting corrupt its audience? ollowing to Trouble" Shock of the revisits the scandal of Edouard por trait of a harsh looking tootsy re clining in the raw time it was embraced as a masterpiece But in 1865 this painting virtually mooned the artis tic tradition of dreamy demure nakedness With its brazen realism outraged all who be held it On eb 2 at 9 pm wood Censored" explores the long standing effort to rein in movie mischief As early as 1915 the documen tary tells us dozens of state and local governments had established movie censorship boards which was easy since the US Supreme Court then excluded movies from irst Amendment protection But in the 1930s Hollywood re sponded to threats of federal cen sorship with a self imposed Pro duction Code Among its many provisions: childbirth and the use of illegal drugs could not be de picted no brutal killings could be shown in detail and dozens of words (including and were taboo We see Joe Breen hired to po lice the code grandly put the world on notice: philos ophies of life ugly sex situations cheap jokes and dirty dialogue are not Then at 10 pm Devil's takes us back to the 1920s for the crusade against jazz newfangled music widely con demned for triggering race mixing animal lust and social chaos (Car maker Henry comprehen sive remedy: Everybody folk dance!) Whilp park nf thp films is built around an ar tistic from the past the scries deftly draws connections be tween then and now or example Devil Mu jumps from the '20s to the 1990s and the current uproar over gangsta rap In world a grim William Bennett unwittingly reprises warnings about jazz: think that nothing less is at stake than the preservation of Why does art get us so dam riled? With inn" au thor Mark Twain aimed to expose racism as an atrocity not en dorse it Yet more than a century later this about a father seeking white boy and a freedom seeking black slave is the most widely banned book in the nation for its depiction of blacks and heavy use of racist language A black woman who filed suit in Tempe Ariz to have it re moved from the high re quired yeading list speaks repeat edly of the the lan guage causes her daughter This is only the latest chapter in a turbulent history The film chronicles how has been a literary bad boy since readers first encountered it in 1885 Indeed the Concord Mass public library banned the book a month after its publication calling it The reason back then? Huck this godless ragamuffin who spoke in vulgar English was con sidered a poor role model Not so long ago the same thing was said about Bart Simpson Program Highlights Talk Shows 4 PM 0 Montel Williams: ormer lovers quarrel over personal possessions El 5220 4 PM Oprah Winfrey: Life saving advice 7688 4 PM 0 Rosie O'Donnell: Meredith Vieira Scott oley Dennis arina E3 63572 I 5 PM 0 Ricki Lake: (TVPG) Victimized gay teens 32268 1 6:30 PM Gfi The NewsHour With I Jim Lehrer: President Clinton 579930 (7 PM Ch 23 24775) 7 PM Inside Edition: Policeman photographed with naked women 7607 7:30 PM Entertainment Tonight: Television programmers convention 249 10 PM 2020: People with disabilities suspect a government employee of taking their benefit mnnnip rtn ovnorimpnfal technioue allows operating on a fetus in utero S3 11684 10 PM Charlie Rose: VS Naipaul Carl Hiaasen 23046 10 PM Jerry Springer: (TV! 4) Taboo affairs 7315355 10 PM (jCNND Larry King Live: Dionne Tucker Carlson Michael Beschloss Sen John McCain Bill Kristol 219152 (1 AM 292805) 1 1 :35 PM 0 The Tonight Show With Jay Leno: (TV1 4) Matt Damon David Lynch Third Eye Blind 5250317 1 1:35 PM Late Show With David Letterman: (TVPG) In LA Danny DeVito Brett Butler singer John Michael Montgomery (R) 5278713 12:05 AM Politically Incorrect With Bill Maher: Larry Gelbart Doris Roberts David Bennanum Colin Boeh 1061805 12:35 AM 0 Late Night With Conan O'Brien: (TV1 4) Jeff Bridges Nikki Cox 6040008 12:35 AM The Late Lafe Show With Craig Kilborn: (TVPG) William Macy Cindy Margolis 6035176 1:35 AM 0 Later: (TV1 4) Dr Drew Pinsky host Lisa Amsterdam 71303911 2:05 AM 0 The View: Sigourney Weaver Britney Spears Holly Robinson feete ta zzyoov Early Tomorrow 7 AM 0 Today: Tennis player John McEnroe cyclist Lance Armstrong discusses cancer cooking 89534 7 AM The Early Show: Medical report State of the Union address electric shoes teens and abstinence Bob Vila 74602 7 AM Good Morning America: Rebecca Kolls 29176 9 AM 0 Later Today: Dressing for winter antibiotic resistance dieting 98379 9 AM Martin Short: Henry Winkler Craig erguson 83447 9 AM 0 Regis Kathie Lee: Scott oley 14331 9 AM ftl Sally Jessy Raphael: (TV 14) Pedophiles on the Internet 5266027 10 AM Ainsley Harriott: Model Roshumba 93737 10 AM 0 AM Buffalo: sawiest home manager 31911 1 1 AM 0 Donny Marie: Bruno Campos Dustin Nguyen singer Amber 28447 Noon 3 4 PM 0 Montel Williams: Mothers of murdered children 2621 4 PMQ Oprah Winfrey: Health 4089 4 PM 0 Rosie O'Donnell: Courteney Cox Arquette Margaret Colin 21973 On Radio 5 PM WGR Jerry Sullivan: Buffalo NewT columnist 7 PM WBEN Edge: Sabres defenseman Rob Ray 7:30 PM WXRL College Basketball: St Bonaventure at George Washington 7:30 PM WWKB College Basketball: Western Michigan at UB 8 PM WBEN Hockey Night in Buffalo: Jim Kelley columnist of The Buffalo News Turning the channels on 10 pm news It is 10 o'clock Do you know where your children arc? That phrase may be uttered before a 10 pm newscast as soon as April 1 on Channel 67 if the sale of that station WNGS to the owners of Channel 7 is completed by then Then again it may be uttered by April 1 even sale bils an" other tfefay rhe sa'e Win 4NHNftL local upn affili ate $23 jtk million to Aa au Granite ALAN Broadcasting PERGAMENT Channel owner was supposed to be finalized by Jan 15 But Carolyn Powley who owns the Springville station with her husband Bill Smith said Granite has asked for an extension until eb 7 to make sure everything is in order According to Powley Granite has received a zoning variance from the town of Colden to allow an independent contractor to put up a new tower for one or both stations If the sale of WNGS get completed Powley said she and her husband be able to afford the steep antenna rent and would continue opera tions as they are now The delay seems routine but after Sinclair Broadcasting backed out of its deal to buy Channel 23 nothing is taken as routine Channel 7 General Manager Bill Ransom acknowledges that if and when Granite takes over it will move Channel headquar ters to Buffalo and will start a 10 pm newscast delivered by Chan nel 7 personnel soon as possi He say much more than that because the CC frowns about prospective owners talking about acquisitions before the deal is approved There is speculation within the broadcasting community that the Channel 67 newscast will begin even if the sale completed and approved by the CC by April 1 Industry insiders speculate that Channel 7 may just buy the time from Channel 67 to get on by April 1 if the deal finalized but that may be a long shot Granite may be in a hurry to get its 10 pm news on because there are rumblings that WNYO TV the WB affiliate carried on Channel 49 is trying to get a 10 pm newscast on the air before Channel 7 can put its on The theory is that the first sta tion in the market with a 10 pinl news will have a huge advantage which is why Channel 7 wants to proceed as fast as it can The April 1 date would coincide with Nielsen's plan to begin measuring ratings nightly by meters as well as using the quarterly diaries for demographics Channel 2 General Manager Darryll Green and Channel 4 General Manager Lou Vcrruto ac knowledge they have had discus sions with Channel 49 about pro viding a newscast for 10 pm would love the op portunity to do a 10 pm news said Green not planning anything right this sec Vcrruto said Channel 4 was in terested in putting a newscast on Channel 4 but added: were not able to come to terms in terms of revenues and sales It was not in our best interest to do it on the terms of the business model laid out to It appears that the sticking point was over who would sell the commercials within the proposed newscast Channel 49 which sources say may have turned down a bid from Granite that was believed to be two times or three times the price the company paid for Channel 67 may have to adjust its terms if it plans to beat Channel 67 to the gate at 10 pm A third option to make a deal with Adelphia to hire a new news team and put a news cast on WNYO certainly would be much more costly than just car rying someone newscast Channel 29 the local ox affili ate that has had years to start a 10 pm newscast does so well with and re runs at that hour that it isn't inter ested in incurring the expense to start a newscast Channel Ransom giving out any details' about who would anchor the proposed 10 pm news other than to say it won't be members of the Eyewitness News team at 6 and 11 pm You may have read the story a few Saturdays ago about the un happiness among politically aware employees at Paramount resulting from the decision to start a new syndicated talk show with Dr Lau ra Schlessinger The story suggest ed that many in Hollywood consid Kwl Despite controversy Channel 2 'will air Dr Laura Schlessinger cr her stance toward homosexuali ty as increasingly strident The controversy scared off Channel 2 which has the rights to the show and plans to run it at 3 pm weekdays starting in Septem ber Asked if the controversy con cerns him Channel Green said: judge the show when it comes on the Green said that the two shows that currently air between 3 and 4 pm and Joe will be moved to new time slots in the fall ox has moved its sitcom hit to 8 pm Mon day for the ebruary sweeps and is dumping 'Jennifer Love Hewitt's low rated of Your If NBC keeps and at 8 pm Mondays during the sweeps that will means the will be competing with the (when and is set) A couple of quarterbacks with Western New York ties Ron Ja worski and Jim Kelly will partici pate in a round table discussion with Dan outs and Bob Griese during exhaustive four hour Super Bowl pregame show Sunday The discussion will be led by ESPN's Mike Tirico On line view ers can submit questions Also in cluded in the show: Chris Ber Top 10 Super Bowl plays of all time To those who still for given NBC for canceling The network has scheduled The for eb 13 POP MUSIC Lynyrd Skynyrd blends past present By ALAN STOUT Knight Ridder been nearly 13 years since Lynyrd Skynyrd made the difficult decision to rise from the ashes of a deadly plane crash and play once again And in that time the hard driving Southern rockers have done numerous tours recorded several new studio albums and have reached a new and younger audience while still maintaining its old one No longer looked at as a simple sentimental reunion or a quick buck money maker by some critics Skynyrd seems to have proven that it is a valid rock band that continues to move forward while consistently offering a sincere tip of the hat to its past band reformed in vocalist Johnny Van Zant think anything around this long and still doing the business that we do has to be called valid If it had lasted a year or some thing then you would have went and what it would have been But crowds are just as big now if not even bigger than what they used to ormed in 1966 Skynyrd rose to prominence in the early with a string of gold albums fea turing hits such as Home and the classic The band was on a creative and commercial roll when on Oct 20 1977 a plane carrying band members crashed just outside Gillsburg Miss ounder and vo calist Ronnie Van Zant was killed as well as guitarist Steve Gaines and backing vocalist Cassie Gaines The group disbanded but 10 years later with brother Johnny stepping in for the late Ronnie Skvnyrd reformed At first it was to be for one show then a week's worth of dates Soon a tour was planned and finally the reforma tion of the band He says continuing on with the band and the music is the best way to honor the memory oi his'j brother was the concrete and the foundation of this whole says Van Zant just trying keep the boat afloat alwaysi? to carry on something that done He was the founding father of this He was the quarterback I was the An important part of on with respect has been to re main a creative project than simply pounding out strictly favorites Skynyrd has changed personnel several times with its current line up featuring Van Zant on Gary Rossington on guitars Rick ey Medlocke on guitars and vocals Hughey Thomasson on guitars Le on Wilkeson on bass Billy on keyboards Michael Cartellone on drums and percussion and Dale Krantz Rossington on vocals Susan and the Rockets along with Pamela Swartz Bad Ronald and Amanda Jarozs will play 248 Allen St at 8 pm Amherst Saxophone Quartet will play aconcert titled Taste of Eu at 8 pm in Slee Concert Hall UB North Campus The Wyoming County Arts Council ilm Series will continue with 7pm screenings of Matinee Idol" a comedy directed by rank Capra and directed by ritz Lang in the Arts Council Gallery 31 Main St Perry On Stage Beauty Queen of by Martin McDonagh 8 pm Studio Arena Theatre 710 Main St Emperor by Eugene co sponsored by Picks the Paul Robeson Theatre Compa ny and African American Cultural Center 7:30 pm Irish Classical Theatre Company performing in Andrews Theatre 625 Main St by Jose Rivera 8 pm (opening) Buffalo Ensemble Theatre Company performing in the New Phoenix Theatre on the Park 95 Johnson Park Popper's by Richard and lor ence Atwater adapted tor stage oy Timothy Mason music by Mel Marvin recommended for children 4 and up co sponsored by the Se attle Children's Theatre 7 pm (opening) Theatre of Youth (TOY) pertorming in Allendale theatre 203 Allen St Mole Rats in the World of Darkness" eight short tales of love by Michael olie 7:30 pm (opening) Alleyway Theatre One Curtain up Alley "Tapestry: The Music of Carole 7:30 pm Summerfare Musi cal Theatre Company performing in Daemen Theatre Daemen Col lege 4380 Main St Amherst "True West" by Sam Shepard 8 pm (opening) Owan Public Produc tions (student company) perform A ing in Katherine Cornell Theatre Ellicott Complex UB North Cam pus Making Mobility Easy As Simple As Calling BROADWAY VAN CITY 4955 Broadway Depew I 683 1 342 Just call us with your message 856 5555 Weekdays 8 am 8 pm Saturdays 8 am 4 pm or 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