European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 25, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Home entertainment Page 16 video re views Dange Routi tha Short films 1993. Epic music unrated. It s impossible these Days to look at the a Short films Quot . Videos of Michael Jackson without seeing them with eyes that arc More than wide open after the Shock of current and escalating child to gestation charges. Its impossible to see the kids who populate his videos a and they do a with that old fashioned heat the world sentimentality that Jackson espouses. A a there a nothing Here to add fuel to already raging fires but its a measure of Jackson a fall from Grace that this collection of videos is More Likely to pro voc doubts than appreciation. Still with Jackson himself acting As executive producer nary a discouraging word will be heard. The self reverential mood is set from the Leni Riefenstahl like opening Seg Orient from Jackson s Hob Concertin which fans faint from the crush and excitement As Jackson himself assumes godlike stature All to the strains of cart offs Carmina Purana. The Only noticeable rewrite of history comes with stack or White Back to its original 11-minute length after restoration of the violent and sexual but music less Coda that provoked such controversy and censure that it was excised after its world Primi amp re on Fox. That a the one in which Jackson having just morphed from a Panther into himself freaks out on an abandoned Street smashing car and store windows Between Crotch grabs and Pelvic rubs. After playing on the controversy in a montage of television news stories the six minute Solo Street Brawl is restored with questionable computer generated alterations the window of the car now sports such Graffiti As Nigger go Home and a nazi Symbol while a store window has Kkt rules written on it. Turns out it was racism that made Jackson wild not As he stated right after the Brouhaha his attempts to interpret Quot the Anima Listic instincts of a Panther As  this is clearly a Case of morphing in which or turns into is. A i Wasny to aware the world thought 1 was so weird and crazy a Jackson said almost a year ago when he accepted the grammy legend award from sister Janet a time when he was on top of the world with his Hob concert his halftime performance at the super bowl shown in its entirety and interview with Oprah Winfrey not shown at All. This Compi Tat Ion collects he videos from his dangerous album Only a few of which turned out to be popular the John Singleton directed egyptian themed remember the time John Landis world dance themed Black or White Landis also did thriller in which Jackson was transformed into a much less frightening Werewolf fashion photographer Herb Ritts autoerotic in the closet in which Jackson a Hetero sen sual coupling with Naomi Campbell was almost As ridiculous As his athletic dance Competition with Michael Jordan in Jam. A a gone too soon Jackson a pavane for aids vie Tini Ryan White is moving mostly because its built around documentary footage of White himself. But the Flower Power video for heal the world As opposed to the child powered super bowl version is maudlin while the gospel Flavoured in you be there and the impenetrable who is it Are mundane. It s the behind the scenes making the videos footage that will provoke close viewing but voyeurs be warned there Are few clues to the present in that Jackson controlled past. At one Point Jackson is shown receiving the a act image award As entertainer of the year and the video is littered with folks insisting As if on command that a Michael Jackson is the King of  Well Pepsi dumped him and the fizz is clearly gone from his self perpetuated myth. Just watch this video and try to argue otherwise. Richard Harrington Washington Post dunking swinging and passing five sports videos a two basketball two baseball a hot Michael Jackson before the firestorm. And a football special a have surfaces tis Holiday season. A Patrick Ewing standing tall is a wonderful 45-minute cassette from Aba entertainment that brings the viewer into focus with a basketball Tower who has Seldom discussed the Man behind that forbidding game face. The new York kicks Star talks about How he Felt when he was a boy growing up in Jamaica a High school Star in Cambridge mass., a collegiate All american and a Young pro. At times he even laughs giving his fans a Delight fun insight into an athlete with uncommon perseverance who faced challenges head on and came away from them standing tall. There Are also plenty of game clips from his play at All three Levels of Competition. A the other Aba release is Aba rising stars a look at the latest generation of jumpers and dunkers. This 45-minute cassette narrated by Ahmad a Shad offers profiles of Dike be Mutombo Sha Quille of Neal Tim Hardaway Alonzo mourning Larry Johnson Derrick Coleman Kenny Anderson Harold Miner and Shawn Kemp. A just weeks after Joe Carter s dramatic Home run concluded the 1993 world series come 66 minutes of the six game slug est Between Toronto and Philadelphia tote compilation leading to Toronto a win offers plenty of bang especially in the 15-14 fourth game which set records for hits runs and duration. The major league baseball Home video the 1993 world series also includes extensive highlights of the league championships. A to prove that baseball has no off season mob offers a co release baseball s hottest stars. It s 50 minutes of diving catches clutch hits and dazzling base running by record smashers who Are setting new standards for excitement. Players featured include Barry Bonds Frank Thomas Juan Gonzalez Lenny Dykstra David Justice Tom Glavine John Olerud and Ken Griffey or. A for football fans there is the Joe Fontana Story a 45-minute poly Grant video including Many highlights of this Star s career. He says in his Ever modest manner a to very grateful that in be been fortunate enough to live out my  a Martie Zad Washington Post sunday december 26, 1993 the top 50 stateside to shows for dec. 13-19, according to the a. Nielsen co. Season to Date ranking an n for first time showing an x for onetime Only presentation or a u for unavailable is in parentheses _ Quot a 1 1 Home improvement Abc 2 3 Roseann Abc 3 5 coach Abc 4 2 60 minutes lbs 5 4 Seinfeld Abc 6 8 monday night football Pittsburgh at Miami Abc 7 7 Grace under fire Abc 8 6 frasier Abc 9 10 Murphy Brown lbs 10 9 murder she wrote lbs 11 x Bob Hopes Christmas memories Abc 12 15 primetime live Abc 13 12 20/20 Abc 14 17 love and War lbs 14 19 Northern exposure lbs 16 x movie scattered dreams lbs 16 14 Nype Blue Abc 18 17 or. Quinn Medicine woman lbs 19 u evening Shade lbs 20 19 wings Abc 21 u Dave a world lbs 21 u full House Abc 23 x Christmas in Washington Abc 24 x movie Back to the future part Iii Abc 24 u Rescue 911 lbs 26 u family matters Abc 27 u phenom Abc 28 u Blossom Abc 29 x news special Abc 29 x movie harmful intent lbs 29 x movie mercy Mission Rescue flight 771 Abc. 32 x movie the Only Way out Abc 33 u the fresh Prince of Bel air Abc 34 u la. Law Abc 35 u the Simpsons Fox 36 u boy meets world Abc 37 u americans funniest Home videos Abc a 37 u Hanglin with or. Cooper Abc 37 u step by step Abc 40 u the Cammish Abc 41 u Matlock Abc 42 x movie hallmark 0 pioneers lbs 42 u mad about you Abc 44 u Beverly Hills 90210 Fox 45 u Day one Abc 45 u married. With children Fox 47 u dateline Abc Abc 47 ii in the heat of the night lbs 49 x movie Perry Mason Case of wicked wives Abc 50 u 48 hours lbs the video rankings were unavailable