ROBERTS GRAPPLES WITH FAMILY TURMOIL ON FILM, IN LIFE.Byline: Marilyn Beck & Stacy Jenel Smith The estrangement between Eric Roberts and sisters Julia and Lisa continues. Roberts, who spoke of his siblings - and his battle against drug addiction drug addiction or chemical dependency Physical and/or psychological dependency on a psychoactive (mind-altering) substance (e.g., alcohol, narcotics, nicotine), defined as continued use despite knowing that the substance causes harm. - in an interview with Advocate magazine, has told this column, "I love my sisters. I even worship them to some degree, and I wish them nothing but success. But we disagree on a couple of key family issues. ... I just can't be denied the truth about what I know about my family, and there are people in my family who would rather deny the truth." He gave as an example his mother taking undue credit for teaching him and Julia how to act, and noted, "That's not a big deal, just a taste of the counterfeit side of my family." Eric brought his feelings about family turmoil into MGM's upcoming "It's My Party." In fact, he told us, he felt so strongly about the way family relationships are depicted in the film, he chased the lead role despite his manager's advice. The actor does a staggering turn as a terminal AIDS patient who tries to pull the pieces of his life together with one final gathering of loved ones loved ones npl → seres mpl queridos loved ones npl → proches mpl et amis chers loved ones love npl . "Party" is so emotionally wrenching, it's bound to have trouble winning an audience. Yet it may mark the start of a resurgence in Roberts' career. He has a string of juicy upcoming projects, including a new Fox series from Francis Ford Coppola Noun 1. Francis Ford Coppola - United States filmmaker (born in 1939) Coppola . The actor has led a troubled life, with accusations of spousal abuse. But perhaps things will be different now. "I grew up 15 years too late," he said. The videoland view: Jane Pauley Margaret Jane Pauley (born October 31, 1950, in Indianapolis, Indiana) is an American television journalist, and has been involved in news reporting since 1975. She is most known for her 13 year tenure on NBC's "Today" program and later 12 years of "Dateline NBC," and has has "very, very realistic expectations" about "Dateline's" Sunday night Sunday Night, later named Michelob Presents Night Music, was an NBC late-night television show which aired for two seasons between 1988 and 1990 as a showcase for jazz and eclectic musical artists. edition, debuting March 17 in its square-off against the hallowed "60 Minutes." Says the veteran broadcaster, "We only expect to do better in that time slot Continuously repeating interval of time or a time period in which two devices are able to interconnect. than other NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. shows have done." As for reports that the Sunday "Dateline" may go with a counterprogramming In broadcasting, counterprogramming is the practice of offering programs to attract an audience from another station airing a major event. Television The main events counterprogrammed are the Super Bowl and the Oscars. strategy geared toward luring more women - with stories that focus on family and education - Jane will only say, "That would make sense to me." She also notes that "Dateline" has "somewhat different, somewhat younger demographics" than "60 Minutes." New note: Singer-songwriter-record producer Brian McKnight is adding more hyphens to his career description - as an actor-TV host. The Mercury Records artist, whose "I Remember You" album is on its way from gold to platinum, took on hosting UPN's forthcoming "Psychic Chronicles" special. Even though "I'm the ultimate skeptic," he said, "I loved doing it. I hope it becomes a regular thing." McKnight also has a development deal at Disney, and he says he's just presented the studio with a film concept "everybody's very happy with. Now we're going to find a writer to script it. I think I'll have a role, but not a starring one. I have to take things slowly in that regard." McKnight insists he's not going to neglect his music career for the acting world, which he decided to energetically pursue only about three months ago. Coming up, he has songs on the soundtrack for Eddie Murphy's "The Nutty Professor" and the May-debuting Olympics music album. "You don't forget where your bread is buttered," he said. The big screen scene: Things have been rather quiet on the Kiefer Sutherland front for a while - but won't be for long. Come April 15, he'll begin starring in, and directing, a feature called "Truth or Consequences." Sutherland and "Forrest Gump's" Mykelti Williamson - plus a third actor, yet to be named - will play perpetrators of a crime gone wrong. Fit for children: The acclaimed Kirstie Alley-Lloyd Bridges-Ross Malinger ma·lin·ger v. To feign illness or other incapacity in order to avoid duty or work. "Peter and the Wolf For other uses, see . Peter and the Wolf is a composition by Sergei Prokofiev written in 1936 after his return to the Soviet Union. It is a children's story (with both music and text by Prokofiev), spoken by a narrator accompanied by the orchestra. " special that ran on ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. last December heads to home video via BMG BMG Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Germand: Federal Ministry for Health) BMG Be My Girl BMG Blue Man Group BMG Bertelsmann Music Group BMG Be My Guest BMG Browning Machine Gun BMG Bulk Metallic Glass March 19 - with a difference. Preceding the program, which features animation by Chuck Jones, there's now a 12-minute introduction. "We got to do things we didn't have time for on the network," noted conductor/producer/director George Daugherty. "We have a kids' orchestra - there's an incredible music school in L.A.'s inner city we used. So kids get to see other kids playing the different themes, instead of old people wearing white ties and tails. Then we show the way Prokofiev wrote, and how the orchestra is set up." Daugherty, who has an infectious enthusiasm for opening the world of music to children, also has interactive, educational CD-ROMs in the works. CAPTION(S): PHOTO Photo Eric Roberts Sees things differently |
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