ALSO TODAY Lolita Reviewed by Charles Taylor Nymphet mania: Lyne's unprovocative film and America's sexual hysteria Phil Hartman, 1948 - 1998 By Joyce Millman With Phil Hartman's shocking death, we lose one of TV's most prolific and ubiquitous masters When Garry met Larry By Joyce Millman "The Larry Sanders Show" signs off after six seasons, but creator Shandling and his alter ego remain inseparable RECENTLY IN BLUE GLOW Fox's fall schedule (05/26/98) RECENTLY IN ENTERTAINMENT The Last Days of Disco Reviewed by Laura Miller Whit Stillman flashes back to the heyday of Studio 54 (05/28/98) Celebrated Whit By Laura Miller Salon interviews "Last Days of Disco" director Whit Stillman (05/28/98) Jeff Buckley By David Bowman A review of the posthumously released, Tom Verlaine-produced "Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk" (05/27/98) Sharps & Flats Mini-reviews of The Connells, Pete Seeger, The Gourds, Quasi, Nnenna Freelon and Lyricist Lounge Vol. 1 (05/27/98) Home Movies By Charles Taylor Depp impact: A former teen idol has become Hollywood's most versatile and moving actor (05/26/98) BROWSE THE TV ARCHIVES COLUMNS FEATURES ILLUSTRATION BY ERIC WHITE

blue glow SALON'S TV PICKS FOR WEEKEND, MAY 29-31, 1998 BY JOYCE MILLMAN S P E C I A L S The new cable movie A Bright Shining Lie (9 p.m. Sat., HBO) is an adaptation of Neil Sheehan's 1988 biography of Col. John Paul Vann (Bill Paxton), who went to Vietnam as a military advisor in 1962 and eventually grew disillusioned with America's role in the war. Co-starring Amy Madigan, Donal Logue and Eric Bogosian. James Taylor Live (9 p.m. Sat., PBS) captures the singer at New York's Beacon Theatre in the first show of his summer concert tour. Mickey Rourke plays a priest (!) who heads an inner-city school in the new cable movie Thicker Than Blood (8 p.m. EDT/9 PDT Sun., TNT), about a dedicated teacher (Dan Futterman) who tries to intervene in a student's troubled home life. John Sacret Young ("China Beach") wrote the screenplay for the new cable movie Thanks of a Grateful Nation (8 p.m. Sun., Showtime), about the plight of veterans suffering from Gulf War syndrome. With Ted Danson (playing a Senate investigator who exposes a government coverup), Steven Weber, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Brian Dennehy and Marg Helgenberger. S P O R T S NBA Playoffs: Bulls at Pacers (9 p.m. Fri., NBC) NHL Playoffs: Stars at Red Wings (7:30 p.m. Fri., ESPN; 2 p.m. Sun., Fox) Capitols at Sabres (7:30 p.m. Sat., ESPN) Baseball: Cardinals at Padres (10 p.m. Sat., FX) Braves at Cubs (8 p.m. Sun., ESPN) S E R I E S On News Saturday Night (10 p.m. Sat., ABC), Meredith Vieira interviews the 17 female cadets who have recently completed their first year at the formerly all-male Citadel. John Belushi is profiled on a new E! True Hollywood Story (8 p.m. Sun., E!). The X-Files (9 p.m. Sun., Fox) reruns part two of the story line where Mulder and Scully fake his suicide and she comes face to face with the person responsible for her cancer. Behind the Music (9 p.m. Sun., VH1) has a new profile of Keith Moon. The Larry Sanders Show (10 p.m. Sun., HBO) ends its run with a one-hour finale. The guest list includes Warren Beatty, Jerry Seinfeld, David Duchovny, Sean Penn, Jim Carrey, Jon Stewart and Carol Burnett. T A L K Rosie O'Donnell (syndicated) Rod Stewart, Jane Alexander David Letterman (CBS) Kim Basinger, Ray Romano, Jackson Browne (rerun) Jay Leno (NBC) Pamela Lee (rerun) Politically Incorrect (ABC) William Shatner, Natasha Henstridge (rerun) Conan O'Brien (NBC) Elton John (rerun) SALON | May 29, 1998 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Blue Glow for < href="/ent/glow/1998/05/28glow.html">Thursday May 28, 1998

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