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Show Friday, October Jamie Lee Curtis picks lame roles ?:t Associated Press By RON KAWPEAS -- 1 . ; & A Venter : LONDON AP) Jamie Lee Curtis is an actress with an intimidating bite. So why does she sink her teeth into so much oatmeal? : Case in point: the recent t'House Arrest," which gained Undeserved weight from performances by Curtis and the talented (and undernoticed) Kevin Pollak. fresh-face- d Same , creaky youthjaded adult setups. Same pat, sentimental resolutions. Same adolescent fodder. ; But just as you're ready to play Let's Explore the Multiplex. Curtis tad Pollak appear and make their the ctjche seem fresh. . ;Cprtis, in England recently to reshoot scenes for the "follow-u- p to "A Fish Called Waiida," defended the movie. It's a lovely family film that's entertaining and heartwarming." he said. "It works on a level. Don't look too deeply. "We took a somewhat sketchy comedy and filled it with legitimate feelings." Sketchy understates it. Mom and dad are about to split up. son Kyle Howard works out a solution: He'll lock them in the basement until they work it through. Other troubled kids might take note and pile their deteriorating families into the family cellar. In one potentially awful scene, Curtis, realizing she really does love her husband, a hula dance from their Hawaiian honeymoon. It is a moment saved only because Curtis and Pollak lace the mating ritual with finely tuned O By ERIC MINK New York Daily News c well-know- till this type of film as delivering more than what it does." Besides, said Curtis, movies are she wants to be hardly the point remembered for her writing for children. She is about to publish her second book, "Tell Me Again About the Night I Was Born," w hich addresses the issue of adopted children. "It's a celebration of how families are born, w hatev er the circumstances of a child's birth," Curtis said. Both her children are adopted. In an indication of where mov ie making fits into her priorities, she delayed for months reshexning crucial scenes on the "Wanda" follo- Livening up awful movies has become something of a Curtis trademark. She brought comic timing to the otherwise reprehensible aerobics mystery "Perfect" (1985). Her textured performance as a rookie cop in trouble is about all that's memorable about "Blue Steel" turn (19X9). Her "a a frustrated wife in I994's -fTrue Lies" alleviated its eager misogyny. - Why does she waste her art? 1 '.'It's just a movie," she said, referring both to "True Lies" and "House Arrest." "I don't look at . To "Fierce w-up, Creatures," because she preferred to attend to her infant son, Tom. "My daughter. Annie, likes to dance, my son, Tom, likes to throw up." she said. "We're considering renaming him Chuck." Also high among her priorities is her Jew ish heritage. "I am Emanuel Schwartz's granddaughter," said the daughter of Tony Curtis (Bernie Schwartz). "I don't forget that." in "House Arrest." Curtis says for the books she's writing. She has set up a fund to restore synagogues in her grandfather's native Hungary. On a more frivolous note, she tries to make sure her characters get Jew names. She came up with "Wanda Gershowitz" for her character in the 1986 blockbuster. made with Monty That film Python alumni John Cleese and Michael Palin ensured her a place in British hearts. True, some of the more precious hearts fluttered in April when her Haden-Gues- t. husband. Christopher inherited a barony: the new was American, Lady Haden-Guean actress and Jewish. But in July, she got the stamp of approval: Harpers and Queen magazine featured her as its cover girl and spent 3.WX) words explaining that the baron himself was Ameriso the can, an actor and Jew ish establishment could hardly moan. "The House of Lords is not there for show." Harpers and "Jamie Lee Queen finger-waggeHaden-Gueis liked and trusted by billions. 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One of four characters Kev in Kline plays in the film died, and preview audiences gave that a thumbs-down- . I won't "Americans say they a want always happy ending, but there will alw ays be a clash of cultures." she said. Such compromises may be w hy she won't ever feel wholly committed to movies and why she has little time for those actors who thrash out their politics on film. "It's not an actor's responsibility to use the forum of movies to make personal statements." she said. "You can use books for that." And that's what she intends to keep on doing, with more children's b(H)ks. "There are very few things in life you want to be remembered for," she said. "This is one of them." or to browse ads respond - Photo courtesy o Rysner Entertainment Jamie Lee Curtis, second right, again proves she chooses "oatmeal" roles by her recent appearance film-make- UJC Christy Slew inski to publicize a show he hosts on cable's Independent Film Channel accused public television, in its desperation for corporate funding, of having abandoned its mission to air bold and provocative programing. First: The overwhelming majority of TV critics are not dopes. Some are, and some are topnotch. But most are average just like the overwhelming majority of TV producers, plumbers, quantum physicists, bureaucrats and investment bankers. Most TV shows are average, some are dopey and some are outstanding including Bochco's critically acclaimed "Hill Street Blues. "L.A. Law" and "NYPD Blue." d Howard Stringer, the former president of CBS. maintained that controversial stories, dialogue or visuals could always be defended in y shows. Maybe the revised "Public Morals" is hilarious; it has not yet been made available for screening. The original pilot, however, was not only pointless!) profane but decidedly unfunny and clearly not qualified for the "quality" defense. Given the track record of critical support for his shows. Bochco's limp attempt to defend "Public Morals" by insulting TV critics w as just dumb. But if Bochco's flip remark was Baldwin's comments were flat-oignorant. They seem to parrot the long-await- p4 mm flliVI complaints of some indepenwho periodi-- . dent with heads butt cally public TV over the fairness and quality of some of their work. The truth is, public TV, with stand-alon- e projects and such series as "Frontline" and P.O. V.," consistently offers v iewers the finest and the most provocative documentary films, available on television. These.' very often are the work of inde-- , pendent film makers working under the supervision of seric-.- , executives. Indeed, one of the featured on Baldwin's first IFC show. David Van Taylor." produced PBS' "With God on Our Side." last month's super?' examination of the religious right. Bold? Challenging? Try "Leona's Sister Gerri." lat year's look at abortion by independent film maker Jane GMooly for "P.O.V." How! about "Building Bombs." a 1993 "P.O.V." film produced on by Baldwin's If C. Mark Mori, and Suaii Robinson? Other examples are readily available. "Frontline" has been equally impressive. Few documentaries can match the power and impact of producer Ofra Bikel's highly controversial series of films on false charges of sexual abuse of children and the existence, of supposed satanic cults. Other recent "Frontline", film have dealt with Newt Gingrich (producer Steve Talbot), campaign financing (producer Michael Kirk), radical protests (producers Virginia Stoning and John Zaritsky). the protest movement in China (producers Carma Hinton and Richard Gordon), Jesse Jackson (producers Mark Zwonitzer and Thomas the Lennon), ClintonDole match-u- p (producer Helen Whitney) and many film-make- Sometimes, smart people say even really stupid things n such smarties as TV producer Steven Bochco and actoractivist Alec Baldwin. In an interview in this week's Entertainment Weekly. Bochco belittled TV critics for blasting "Public Morals," the cop sitcom he's for CBS with Jay Tarses. "The overwhelming majority of those folks." Bochco said, "are dopes." in Meanwhile. Baldwin sex-driv- o PR Bit Even smart people can say really stupid things r joe. Pro., luh THE DAILY HLRALI), II, 19 gentle must b 18 yMit ol age or otiin1 avxf piv&t opion 1. 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