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PAGE 9 — The Georgia Bulletin, March 12.1987 The television schedule for the week of March 15 follows: SUNDAY, MARCH 15 THE CATHOLIC MASS — The Mass will be celebrated at the following times: 8:30 a.m, on WOR-TV (Channel 47 on Prime Cable). 9:00 a.m. on WGN-TV (Channel 42 on Prime Cable). 10:00 a.m. on WVEU-TV (Channnel 69). 10:30 a.m. in Spanish on AIB CABLE.* MONDAY, MARCH 16 SHARE THE WORD — This video edition of the Scripture program produced by the Paulists features commentaries on the Readings for the upcoming Sunday, March 22. 8:00 p.m. on AIB CABLE * VIDEO EDITION — This week Video Edition focuses on taking responsiblity, in a social sense, for the world’s prob lems — what you can do about hunger, the shut-in and in firm. Meals on Wheels is highlighted. 8:30 p.m. on AIB CABLE.* GLORY OF GOD — Father John Bertolucci narrates this series of Scriptural programs. 11 p.m. on Channel 45 on Prime Cable. TUESDAY, MARCH 17 A BETTER WAY — A half-hour consumer information program produced by the U S. Department of Agriculture. 11 a.m. on AIB CABLE.* WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18 THE MASS — The Mass celebrated at the parish of Sts. Peter and Paul in Decatur. 5 p.m. on AIB CABLE * POOR PROMISES — This series addresses the issues surrounding the Bishops’ Economic Pastoral. Alternatives concerning the prospects and priorities of a new economy are discussed. 8:30 p.m. on AIB CABLE * SPIRITUAL REFLECTIONS — Series host, Sister Maria Grazie, examines a wide range of religious topics with her weekly guests. 9:00 p.m. on AIB CABLE * FRIDAY, MARCH 20 CHRISTOPHER CLOSEUP — A word about adolescence for adults. Father John Catoir hosts this visit with family counselor, Eda LeShan. and six other experts. 5:00 p.m. on AIB CABLE * SATURDAY, MARCH 21 GLORY OF GOD — See Monday’s schedule. 12:00 noon on Channel 45 on Prime Cable. *( AIB CABLE is an interfaith channel on Cable 5 in North DeKalb and on Cable 8 in Alpharetta, Atlanta, College Park and East Point.) % ADMIT one 1 MOVIE REVIEWS NEW YORK (NC) — Here is a list of films which the U.S. Catholic Con ference Department of Communication has rated on the basis of moral suitability. The first symbol after each title is the USCC rating. The second symbol is the rating of the Motion Picture Association of America. These are the USCC symbols and their meanings: A-I — general patronage; A-II — adults and adolescents; A-III — adults; A-IV — adults, with reservations (an A-IV classification designates certain films that, while not morally offensive in themselves, require caution and some analysis and explanation as a protection to the uninformed against wrong interpretations and false conclusions); O — morally offensive. The word A Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold, A-II (PG) An American Tail, A-I (G) Recommended Angel Heart, O (R) Assassination, A-III (PG-13) B The Bedroom Window, A-III (R) Betty Blue, O (No rating) Beyond Therapy.O (R) Black Widow, A-III (R) Blue Velvet, O (R) Brighton Beach Memoirs, A-III (PG-13) C Children of a Lesser God, A-III (R) The Color of Money, A-III (R) Crimes of the Heart, A-HI (PG-13) Critical Condition, A-III (R) Crocodile Dundee, A-II (PG-13) D Dead of Winter, A-III (R) Death Before Dishonor, O (R) E 84 Charing Cross Road, A-I (PG) Recommended F The Fly, O (R) The Fringe Dwellers, A-III (PG) From the Hip, A-II (PG) G The Golden Child, O (PG-13) The Good Father, A-II (R) The Good Wife, O (R) H Heartbreak Ridge, O (R) Hoosiers, A-I (PG) K The Karate Kid, Part II, A-I (PG) Recommended L Lady and the Tramp, A-I (G) Reissue Light of Day, A-III (PG-13) Little Shop otHorrors, O (PG-13) M Mannequin, A-III (PG) The Mission, A-III (PG) Recommended The Morning After, A-III (R) The Mosquito Coast, A-III (PG) Mother Teresa, A-I (Not Rated) My Sweet Little Village, A-II (PG) N Nightmare on Elm Street, III O (R) No Mercy, O (R) Nobody’s Fool, A-II (PG-13) Nothing in Common, A-III (PG) Recommended O One Woman or Two, A-III (PG-13) Outrageous Fortune, O (R) Over the Top, A-II (PG) P Peggy Sue Got Married, A-II (PG-13) Platoon, A-IV (R) “recommended” appears behind the titles of those films that merit such a designation. Here are the Motion Picture Association of America symbols and their meanings: G — general audiences, all ages admitted; PG — parental guidance suggested, some material may not be suitable for children; PG-13 — parents are strongly cautioned to give special guidance for attendance of children under 13, some material may be inappropriate for young children; R — restricted, under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian; X — no one under 17 admitted (age limit may vary in certain areas). This film list is a regular feature appearing around the beginning of the month. R Radio Days, A-II (PG) Room With a View, A-III (No rating) S Some Kind of Wonderful, A-III (PG-13) Something Wild, O (R) Square Dance, A-II (PG-13) Stand By Me, A-III (R) Star Trek IV, The Voyage Home, A-II (PG) Street Smart, O (R) T Therese, A-III (Not Rated) Three Amigos, A-II (PG) Tin Men, O (R) Top Gun, A-III (PG) Touch and Go, A-III (R) W Dead or Alive, O (R) YOUNG SWINGER — Josh Zembik, 4, keeps his eye on the ball during a pee-wee softball game in Marietta. (NC Photo from UPI). J GOD'S CHILDREN — On location in Kenya, Father Ellwood Kieser lifts a child during film ing of his latest production, “We Are the Children,” a new movie which will air March 16 on ABC. (NC photo) Priest Filmmaker Has New TV Movie BY HENRY HERX NEW YORK (NC) — Paulist Father Ellwood Kieser is better known by the Hollywood entertainment crowd than by America’s TV viewers. That’s to be expected because the public is not as in terested in producers as in performers. But while unknown by the masses, Father Kieser is a well-accepted part of the TV industry. Father Kieser has worked hard and accomplished much to earn such a position. He has made his mark since the 1960s when he began producing “Insight,” a dramatic series about contemporary moral conflicts. With top Hollywood actors and scripts by some of the in dustry's best writers, “Insight" was one of the most widely syndicated religious shows in the business and is still airing on stations across the country. But what’s on Father Kieser’s mind now is his latest pro duction, “We Are the Children.” which airs Monday, March 16, 9-11 p.m. EST on ABC’s Channel 2 in Atlanta. For him, the program is about “seeing God in the poorest of the poor.” The idea for the project came from a 1984 visit to famine- stricken Ethiopia at the request of Catholic Relief Services. The agency wanted him to show Americans the immensity of the numbers of starving people and their immediate need for food and medicine. From this came a documentary with Cliff Robertson, aimed at bringing awareness of the Ethiopian disaster and famines elsewhere into American homes. Father Kieser said in a telephone interview that when Americans learned of the famine in Ethiopia they “responded generously, giving more than any other nation in the world.” As a result, he said, the famine in Ethiopia was alleviated. There is still hunger in the nation, but not starvation. Yet, he said, “there are serious famines right now in Sudan, Mozambique and several other African countries. The same conditions that caused the 1984 famine still exist and will continue for the foreseeable future.” Father Kieser fears that the public is beginning to suffer “compassion fatigue,” the result of an overload of images of impoverished Third World peoples. “What we need to realize is that the African people have as much to give us as we have to give them,” he said. That concept lies at the heart of “We Are the Children,” the story of a naive young American doctor who comes to help the suffering Ethiopians but soon becomes discourag ed by the immensity of the task. What saves her from total disillusionment is breaking through the barrier that has kept her from experiencing the dignity and joy of those she has been treating without recognizing their individual humanity. When Ally Sheedy and Ted Danson agreed to star in the show, ABC approved the project. Then the Ethiopians refused to allow the production to be shot in their country. Going to the northern region of Kenya just across the Ethio pian border solved the problem. “People are intrigued by Africa.” he said. “The show has a solid story with attractive stars. It is Gospel-based but viewers will also find it very entertaining.” He said he hopes the program shows “the presence of God in those simple poor people of Africa and their secret of joy.” Herx is on the staff of the U.S. Catholic Conference Department of Communication.
