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March 2, 1998 | Television Review
In Brief: "The Long Way Home"

Hitchhiker Jack Lemmon thumbs up his life.

March 2, 1998 | Television Review
In Brief: "The Pentagon Wars"
February 23, 1998 | Television Review
Soap Oprah

Producer Oprah Winfrey gives "The Wedding" a "Dynasty"-style spin.

February 23, 1998 | Television Review
In Brief: Spike Lee's "4 Little Girls"

For his first documentary, Spike Lee turns to the tragedy of the Birmingham bombing.

February 9, 1998 | Television Review
Island Notion

Off the Carolina coast, a vibrant Gullah culture sprang up, based on African folk traditions, the sea's bounty -- and the tragedy of slavery.

February 2, 1998 | Television Review
Mannequin Depressive

On HBO, Angelina Jolie burns, then crashes as doomed seventies It girl Gia Carangi.

January 26, 1998 | Television Review
Not Easy Being Green

A powerful mini-series on PBS follows Ireland's refugees from the Great Famine to America, from labor camps to the rarefied seats of power.

January 19, 1998 | Television Review
In brief: "Seinfeld"
January 19, 1998 | Television Review
In brief: "Prey" and "On the Line"
January 19, 1998 | Television Review
State of Minds

As "California and the Dream Seekers" entertainingly recalls, El Dorado has always been irresistible to visionaries and charlatans.