Show t TJPpTTSi' ifWiJi i 82 TV WaMwv ‘Snow in August’ a lovely story about an unlikely friendship Xr- - jess "w&R¥'jj ImU ivjXl eC4tr j Jf By JACQUELINE CUTLER TVData Features Syndicate In the summer of 1447 Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in baseball and the golem a giant crafted from soil and brought to life through prayer came to life in Brooklyn Therein is the premise of “Snow in August" a well-don- e TV movie based on the best seller by brilliant newspaperman Pete Hamill It premieres at 9 pan Sunday on Showtime Told from the perspective of Michael Devlin the story merges the gritty reality of postwar Brooklyn with the fantastic medieval Jewish legend of the golem Michael (Peter Tambakis “The Sixth Sense") lives with his mother Kate (Lolita Davidovich "Blae") His father was K& vifti!ai&LXiiMi& latherless Catholic hoy (Peter Tambakis left) anil a rabbi (Stephen Pea) large a special bond in "Snow in August " premiering at V pm Sunday on Slum tune (Cover) Peter s and Libia Davidovich tar in "Snow in August " a januly drama based on Pete Hamdl's novel oj interlailh friendship and Jewish mysticism A Tam-ba- killed in (he Battle of the Bulge His life is taken up with a vigorous load at Catholic school serving as an altar boy reading "Captain Marvel" comics and following Ills beloved Dodgers Michael's world forevet is changed when he alone witnessvieiousb es an U i t 1 T‘& £ beating a Jewish store owner and the rabbi of a snuggling synagogue beckons him in to turn on the lights (Observant Orthodox Jews do not wotk on Sabbath and turning on lights qualifies as woik) Rabbi Judah Hirsch (Stephen Rea "The End of the Affair") and Michael quickly forge a lovely liiendship Michael teaches the rabbi English and about baseball The rabbi teaches this Irish immigrants' son Yiddish and about the vast world that exists beyond Brooklyn The quiet scenes in the rabbi's sparse quarters where the friends drink lea while learning about each other's worlds are beautiful "The scenes where the boy and the rabbi talk about Jackie Robinson were so moving to me" Rea says from his home in Dublin Ireland "That's why it is sort of unusual" “Snow" also is unusual because it combines mysticism See SNOW on Page 6 mmmxmi&mBm Please check the dally TV log In the Standard-Examine- These channels share space on the AT&T Cable system: IN WEBER COUNTY: Channel 26- Value Vision airs 1 am to 7 a m and Animal Planet airs the rest of the time except during PPV events Channel 9 Weber State University airs 9 a m to midnight and The Weather Channel (rom midnight to 9 a m Channel 16 QVC will air 4 a m to 4 p m weekdays and 4 a m to 8 a m on weekends Fox Sports will broadcast the remaining hours Channel 25 TNN airs 7 a m to 1 a m and Shop at Home airs 1am to 7 a m will air 1 a m to 5 a m and CNBC Channel 34 the remaining hours IN DAVIS COUNTY: Channel 9 KULC airs 9 a m to midnight and The Weather Channel from midnight to 9 a m Channel 12 Prevue airs 4pm to 3 a m and Odyssey 3am to 4 p m Channel 18 Discovery airs 7 a m to 1 a m and Value Vision airs tarn to 7 a m 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 r for last-minu- te 11 -- 18 2001 programming VCR Plus: The PlusCode number printed next to each program is for use with the Gem-sta- r VCR Plus system It you have a VCR with the VCR Plus feature all you need to do to record a program is enter its PlusCode Number If you have cable service please make sure your cable channel numbers are the same as the channel numbers in this program guide e It not you will need to perform a procedure to match the cable channels with the the numbers channel conversion guide using chart printed in this guide This procedure is described in your VCR user’s manual If you have questions about your VCR Plus system contact your VCR manufacturer Satisfaction Guaranteed 100 Affordable price without cutting corners 54 Years serving the Wasatch Front Industry's highest trained Technicians 3 Major brand products 24 Hours7 days a week service Each system custom fit to your home 6 Months same a cash - Easy financing Custom sheet metal fittings 10 Quality - Quality - Quality AUGUST changes in Standard-Examine- r FREEWAY HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING COMFORT! SYSTEMS UlM INTERMOUNTAIN Weber 39J-955- 9 Pivix 295-345- 4 3 |