European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 5, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Tune an tvs a profile picks up the Pace after a Gasthaus goes by Rob Staggenborg staff writer the first thing you noticed was that the Apple wine Pitcher was gone. So was the Booth. Microphone forget it. The new american forces network production of profile debuted monday and it was essentially Gasthaus gone �?T90s. But it was Snappy Well edited and fresh. It Wasny tall that bad. The first show featured a segment on a blood drive in Babenhausen Germany. Sound like Gasthaus All Over again it was and Wasny to. Granted the material was dry and unimaginative. The sight of empty blood bags slowly being filled and Needles pricking skin caused queasiness. However the grandstanding Soapbox Type Sermon a lest we forget the mundane National Seatbelt month discussions Gasthaus offered a was packaged Well on profile. Air Force sgt. Ten Laurhammer who hosted Gasthaus is generally a treat to watch on the new show. She seems to be having a Ball doing profile and it shows. Then again what does no to beat interviewing guests As they chatted about National gingivitis month Larry Sichter who produces the show delivered a fun upbeat look at special olympics through the Lens of his camera on the first profile. These Are signature pieces Laurhammer said and they will become a prominent part of the show. Yes by All accounts an has just taken Gasthaus out of the studio laced it with Snappy editing and renamed it. But it works. Its not at the Speed of a european journal report for instance but it could be. Wait and see. Of so Gasthaus was a Yawner. Lets face it it was bathroom break time for an viewers for the most part wedged in at 8 . Get in the Middle of the primetime schedule. You More or less had to weather through it. Or ignore it. Profile May have Yawner potential but if the first few shows Are any indication you May be taking that bathroom break later. Profile a 10-Mlnute show that airs at 12 30 . And 8 . Get monday through Friday on an to. Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins with their oscars from parts in the silence of the was the loudest and deservedly soby Bob Thomas the associated press Cademy members have Long memories after All. A the silence of the lambs dominated the 64th annual Academy awards with five trophies monday night including Best picture even though it was released Early in 1991 and was already available in videocassette by voting time. The movies showing May help convince studios they done to need to crowd All their Oscar hopefuls into the Heaters in december. In fact silence was the first Oscar Winner for Best picture to be available on video As Well As Cable at the time of the ceremonies. Maybe this is what helped it win Over heavy campaigns for late year nominees bugs Beauty and the beast the Prince of tides and Juk. In retrospect a always the Best Vantage for viewing contests a it so Unis that silence was the inevitable Winner. Anthony Hopkins performance As Hannibal a the Cannibal la ctr was one of the most electrifying in years. Jodie Fosters Gutsy determination As an Fri trainee proved the perfect counterpoint. The films director Jonathan Demme emerged As a major creative Force after a series of amusing idiosyncratic movies like Melvin and Howard and married to the mob. This time he aimed All out for terror and audiences with visceral Impact. As a terror film silence took what is normally a Movic material and put it on the a list. It was the first such film to win the bust picture Oscar. The real tragedy of silence was mentioned by Demme in his acceptance speech the decline and fall of Orion pictures. The adventuresome company won Best picture oscars for amadeus platoon and last years dances with wolves. But a series of costly mistakes like valmont and financial manipulations pushed it into bankruptcy. Supporting performers usually win their oscars on the basis of a single scene. They must score strongly because the stars Are going to receive most of the closeups. Mercedes Ruehlo a winning scene in the Fisher King came when she responded fiercely to being dumped by her dissolute Boyfriend played by Jeff Bridges. Jack Palance was luckier. He had a series of zing cars during his Brief turn in City slickers. He was stealing the picture from Billy Crystal and his pals until his untimely screen death. The combination of his Quick draw timing and his Long service As a movie badman made him irresistible among the 5,000 Academy voters. Ernie Harwell announced Tiger baseball 32 is Back and so is Harwell a with lbs radio by Harry Atkins the associated press summer will be As it should after All. That a because Ernie Harwell a syrupy Georgia voice is broadcasting baseball again. Harwell fired by the Detroit tigers after 32 years signed a two year contract with lbs radio. He will do Vine of the networks two saturday game of the week broadcasts. The season swings open monday. A a in a just Happy to be on a baseball schedule a said Harwell 74. A a it a just once a week instead of every night but its a Good Way to wind Down Frank Murphy the lbs radio vice president for programming said Harwell would be the Lead announcer on the networks evening game. A a baseball a going to be a lot More fun for us than it has in the past Quot Murphy said. He said Harwell would be joined in the Booth by several Side kicks including Johnny Bench Steve Busby Jim Hunter Gene Elston and Gary Cohen on a rotating basis. A i guess this is my fault a a Murphy said. Quot on radio the announcers Are very important. A lot of our announcers Are with major league teams and not available. Having Ernie available every week gives us Good consistency. It la make our travel plans easier us a the schedule Calls for Harwell to do at least 26 games. That a a far cry from the workload he is accustomed to. It also might be a Shock for his wife Harwell said. Quot i think Lulu a going to have to get used to it a Harwell said with a laugh. Quot she a not used to having me around monday through Harwell said he had talked with other baseball teams about broadcasting jobs. But his friends urged him to to with lbs which offered the Job last fall. April 5, 1992 sunday a Page 11
