SMALL SCREEN.Byline: - Compiled by Valerie Kuklenski TIME WELL SPENT: Just imagine what it'd be like if the title were ``Wildly Edified ed·i·fy tr.v. ed·i·fied, ed·i·fy·ing, ed·i·fies To instruct especially so as to encourage intellectual, moral, or spiritual improvement. and Entertained.'' Showtime's ``Ten Minutes Older'' describes precisely what you'll be after you watch each episode of this series of short films, from directors such as Spike Lee Noun 1. Spike Lee - United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957) Lee, Shelton Jackson Lee (``Do the Right Thing''), Wim Wenders (``Paris, Texas This article is about the city in Northeast Texas. For other uses, see Paris, Texas (disambiguation). Paris is a city located 98 miles (158 km) northeast of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex in Lamar County, Texas, in the United States. ,'' ``Buena Vista Social Club''), Chen Kaige
Chen Kaige (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: (``Farewell My Concubine''), Jim Jarmusch (``Dead Man''), Werner Herzog (``Fitzcarraldo''), Aki Kaurismaki (``Leningrad Cowboys Go America'') and Victor Erice (``The Quince Tree Sun''). Tonight, ``We Wuz Robbed'' offers Lee's view of the 2000 presidential election. Future episodes feature Jarmusch's laconic la·con·ic adj. Using or marked by the use of few words; terse or concise. See Synonyms at silent. [Latin Lac take on a bored actress (July 8), Herzog's latest look at life in South American rain forests (July 22), Wenders' recounting of a drug overdose Drug Overdose Definition A drug overdose is the accidental or intentional use of a drug or medicine in an amount that is higher than is normally used. (July 29), Kaurismaki's ``Dogs Have No Hell'' (Aug. 5) and a Chinese slice of life from Kaige (Aug. 12). Showtime says that the series, based on the theme of ``time,'' will explore ``all human experience: birth, death, love, sex, the drama of the moment, history and ancient myth.'' We say, good luck turning a 10-minute programming bloc into appointment television. TEN MINUTES OLDER, 10:45 tonight, Showtime. WHAT'S COOKIN'?: Food Network goes west tonight when its ``The Best Of'' series focuses on Los Angeles restaurants. Some viewers may dispute the findings, but then there are soooo many choices and only 30 minutes of airtime. The program gives a thumbs-up to Eurochow's Italian/Chinese hybrid menu and eye-popping decor; Cole's Buffet for its longevity (since 1908 - has anything else out here lasted that long?) and its origination of the French dip; the Standard on Sunset Strip, which went from old-age home to hot spot for the very young; and Johnnie's New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Pizzeria (fine and good, but this is a Los Angeles episode, is it not?). The universal favorite among hot dog lovers, Pink's, also makes the grade. See what you've been missing. THE BEST OF, 7:30 and 10:30 tonight, Food Network. |
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