Court TV Puts Viewers Into the Thick of Investigations and Mystery-Solving During "Crime Solvers Week" August 6-10.Entertainment Editors NEW YORK--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--July 24, 2001 Court TV Presents "American Babylon," the Acclaimed One-Hour Documentary Feature from Award Winning Director Robert Stone For other persons named Robert Stone, see Robert Stone (disambiguation). Robert Stone (born August 21, 1937) is a critically well regarded American novelist, whose work is typically characterized by psychological complexity, political concerns, and dark humor. Court TV's "Join the Investigation" Summer heats up August 6-10 with "Crime Solvers Week," an action-packed week of TV looking at police on the beat. Each night The System, the network's 10 PM signature documentary series, presents true stories about crime, criminals and law enforcement, allowing "armchair cops & detectives" to see crimes through the eyes of those who solve them. "Crime Solvers Week" is anchored by "American Babylon," a one-hour documentary feature from award-winning director Robert Stone that will air on Thursday, August 9, at 10 PM EST/PST. The special encore presentation follows the 38-year-old wisecracking Jeff Fauntleroy, an Atlantic City Atlantic City, city (1990 pop. 37,986), Atlantic co., SE N.J., an Atlantic resort and convention center; settled c.1790, inc. 1854. Situated on Absecon Island, a barrier island 10 mi (16. detective who grew up on "the streets" himself. As someone who lived and breathed the streets of Atlantic City, Fauntleroy believes he is on a mission from God to save his own soul and that of the community. In the film, Director Robert Stone's camera follows Fauntleroy and his partner, Lonell Jones, through an average day of police on the beat. Shot entirely in hand-held cinema verite ci·né·ma vé·ri·té n. A style of documentary filmmaking that stresses unbiased realism. [French cinéma-vérité : cinéma, cinema + vérité, truth. style, "American Babylon" takes viewers along for his journey through the town's nether world neth·er·world also nether world n. 1. The world of the dead. 2. The part of society engaged in crime and vice: "In this black-white nether world, nobody judged the customers" of drug dealers and crooks. Court TV (www.courttv.com or AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. keyword: Court TV), a basic cable network, provides a window on the American system The term American System can mean one of the following:
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