During the hearing, Cunningham called the panel's failure to provide an appeals process for unsuccessful grant applicants a "major impairment" in its procedures. But the pic has nothing to do with the much-hyped novel of the same title by Patti Davis, daughter of President Ronnie. Some instrumental tracks boast a rhythmic verve akin to reggae while others recall zydeco and Cajun music with a South African twist. Dillon would like to be working on "a nice fun, action-packed adventure film, like 'Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom' I'd also like to do serious parts.

In putting together the concert, we wanted to demonstrate that point by bringing together people who might not otherwise attend the same show" This musical interaction has been a dramatic side effect in a year in which pop music has demonstrated its ability to be a social benefactor. He briefly considered "Celebration" but dismissed it as "too prosaic" There are precedents for opening-night programs that link a new hall's purpose to both tradition and contemporary culture. This makes the first part of the play funnier, for we can't see her wounds as clearly. West has wisely downplayed Kent's less successful figure painting in favor of emphasizing his real strength as a landscapist Kent was no lyricist, no master of subtlety. "The Young Lady From Tacna" has a similar preoccupation with family and its history, with the looping back and forth of time, as though time itself were an author constantly redrafting the same story; and with the absorption of facts and events so intense that the reflective consciousness can no longer distinguish between what has happened and what's being created. But while the station's local programming has bounced back from that financial crisis, what hasn't been so quick to revive is its national programming-the big-budget productions for the Public Broadcasting Service that once were KCET's hallmark. If even half the acting branch had seen the film, it might have made the difference for Dern, but "Smooth Talk" was poorly managed by its distributing company and remains one of the least-seen examples of brilliant acting and directing the year has produced.

And most Americans-especially those in control of rock radio-saw red. Picasso also considered him the greatest master of color and light after Renoir. This way of choosing a city may reward civic enterprise, but it downplays history. (New Yorker Films) DANGEROUSLY CLOSE-There's danger when a high school newspaper reporter learns of a student watchdog group who takes it upon themselves to protect kids from undesirable exchange students Directed by Albert Pyun.

by "Floodgate" a new one-man play by James Buchanan about the actor Edwin Booth. It's not anymore" Also worth seeking out in the crowded show are John Brodie's "Small Deity" Tom Driscoll's sculptures, Tom Frankovich's collages, Terry Tyler's ceramic vessels, W Haase Wojtyla's paintings and Gary Kornmayer's works. They throw out information about space, movement, anatomy, nature, atmosphere and whatever recorded in gray blobs, colored smears and conventionalized squiggles. "It was a kind of baptism by fire" says Prado, "a professional workshop in which people did not fool around.

(Prize-winning documentaries have come out of USC recently, but from the broadcasting division of the School of Journalism) There are strong dramatic films on Saturday's program as well, in addition to two animated and two experimental works. "After several years of chilled relations between the Soviets and the United States, meetings of this nature are of critical importance. The mood of optimism remained undiminished despite the fact that the council played to a virtually empty house in the 581-seat Old Globe Theatre in Balboa Park The 11-member council is now down to 10 Ann Gilbert Getty, wife of billionaire Gordon P Getty, appointed by former Gov Edmund G (Jerry) Brown Jr. "Hostage in Iran: Never-before-seen footage shot inside the U. S. Maybe it's because CBS was uncomfortable exploring the realities of being black in America. Five of the other canceled newcomers had aired on CBS this year on a short-term tryout basis, but failed to make the ratings grade"Fast Times" "Tough Cookies" "Bridges to Cross" and a Fred Silverman project, "MorningStar/Eveningstar" CBS' shortest-lived series last season was "Melba" starring Melba Moore. Nader, who earlier confessed to feeling flu-ish, had ongoing trouble with one line. Collins uncomplainingly repeated the scene over and over, demonstrating a rare ability (among TV stars) to match prop movements with lines (making editing easier.

"Here one needed to find some kind of subtext, rather than just 'A meets B and moves on to C' One wanted to find a greater richness-which was there for the taking (in the novels) if one wanted" The result, he contended, is a viewing experience that "is much closer (than usual) to the practice of reading" So while some of the miniseries' die-hard fans ache for a week until the next episode arrives, he maintained that these intervals are valuable because "they allow time for reflection, for making connections" As producer, Morahan also made the decision to hire a second director, Jim O&Brien; the pair alternated shooting the 14 episodes. On another street you find a bakery dedicated to bread, and there seem to be dozens of croissanterias. A routinely brothed cioppino was filled with rubbery mussels, clams, fish and shrimp that tasted of iodine Meals are leisurely. The obligations, the excitement, the adventure, all that is just as alive I am now 78. Thursday night, American Ballet Theatre took "Don Quixote" out of mothballs-literally, we think-and ground out an automatic smile-jump-and-be-happy ritual at Shrine Auditorium Another opening, another show It certainly wasn't a bad show.

But he also won all hearts with an irresistibly buoyant, truly charmant stage manner. "When he was done, the tribe became very excited" Miller recalled. She, meanwhile, functions not as manager or watchdog, but as restaurant designer and visual coordinator, detail-person and all-around animating spirit This obviously doesn't give her enough to do. So, don't attend "TV Generations" expecting historic TV moments, MTV, high-camp nostalgia or TV evangelism. Serra, 48, was born in San Francisco and worked in a steel mill as a youth while earning a degree in English literature. In his new career, he'll be the second member of the First Family to report on show-biz matters for national television.

We don't simply react to everybody who makes a phone call because frankly there are people who call and say they hear noises on nights when we're not having concerts. And Jose Garcia's Commendatore pulled a neat trick: he sounded much more vital and fresh as the deceased Stone Guest than he did in Act One, where he's alive and fighting. "Breakdown and Back" an independently produced documentary about a mental breakdown. Stone relief panels show a wine press, a rabbit nibbling grape leaves and other subjects. The National Endowment for the Arts awarded 34 grants nationwide to art service projects as part of the NEA's Inter-Arts Program. -Michael Rymer, who wrote and directed "The Cut" has a blissfully devious and seditious sensibility. Songs: "Money for Nothing" "Walk of Life" "Sultans of Swing" "So Far Away" "Brothers in Arms" "So Far Away" others.