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Playing By Heart
(Above L-R, Angelina Rowlie
& Ryan Phillipe) are one of
the many in the cast
starring Gena Rowlands, Sean
Connery and Gillian Anderson
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UJinnie rhe Pooh, À
Valerinne {Z or Pou
A new P rim etim e T e le v i­
sion S pecial P rem ieres F eb­
ruary 13 on ABC
“ I t ’s a M ost D elightful
time ofpaperhearts and flow­
ers, o f can d ies and c a rd s,”
as V ale n tin e ’s D ay com es to
the H undred A cre W ood for
a Boy, his B ear, and th eir
V ery D e a r F rien d s P ig let,
E eyore, T ig g er, R abbit, G o­
pher and Owl in “ W innie the
Pooh, A V alentine for Y ou,”
a b ran d -n ew h o lid y special
from W alt D isney Television
A nim ation.
D isney’s half-hour V alen­
tine m akes its world prem iere
on S atu rd ay , F eb ru ary 13
(8 :0 0 -9 :0 0 PM E T /PT ) on
A BC. W ith classic D isney
an im a tio n and enchanting
so n g s se t in the b e lo v e d
w orld o f P ooh, it is sure to
becom e a h o lid ay tradition.
As the sp ecial opens, it is
a T im e o f C hange in the
H un d red A cre W ood. N ot
only is w in ter about to give
w ay to sp rin g , but C h risto ­
p h er R obins w orld seem s to
be ex p an d in g as he seem s to
have found a new friend.
W innie the Pooh is se a rc h ­
ing ev ery w h ere for C h risto ­
pher R obin-but to b e a r’s dis­
m ay, the Boy is now here to
be found. P ig let and the rest
o f th eir H undred A cre W ood
frien d s jo in in the search.
E v e n tu a lly Pooh and the
gang find the B oy, who is
w o rk in g on a V a le n tin e .
“ D ear W -l- N ....” it begins.
“ It’s y our nam e!” Rabbit ex ­
claim s to Pooh. But C h risto ­
pher R obin continues, “ D ear
W i n i f r e d . . . ’’....W in ifre d ?
W h at’s a W inifred?
W h en W in ifre d is r e ­
v ealed to be a g irl, the gang
su rm ises th at C h risto p h e r
R obin has lo v e -sic k n e ss—
he m ust have been b itten by
a S m itten! A nd, they figure
if they can cap tu re the S m it­
ten and get it to b ite C h ris­
to p h er R obin once again, it
su rely w ill rev erse the e f­
fect. A nd so beg in s another
a d v e n tu re th a t w ill tak e
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Pooh and the gang try to figure out what's going on with their friend
Christopher Roberts, in "Winnie the Pooh, A Valentine for You"
Pooh and his friends deep into
the U nkow n H eart o f the F o r­
est that evening, in p u rsu it o f
a “ glow ing so m e th in g ”— the
Smitten!
E ventually, their guest leads
them to und erstan d that C h ris­
to p h er R obin is n ’t re a lly ill-
nor has he fo rg o tten them , for
the heart will alw ays have room
for friends old and new .
D isn e y ’s b elo v ed Pooh th e ­
atrical featu rettes began in the
1960’s, bringing A .A . M iln e ’s
B ear o f V ery L ittle B rain to
anim ated life.
N ow , W alt D isn ey T e le v i­
sion A n im atio n co n tin u es the
D isney/P ooh leg acy by p ro ­
ducing brand new specials that
explore the en c h a n tin g w orld
o f childhood in nocence that
Pooh rep resen ts. As Sharon
M orrill, E xecutive V ice P resi­
dent for W alt D isney T e le v i­
sion A nim ation, explains, “Our
jo b is to find po ig n an t and
w him sical new stories in which
to feature Pooh and his friends.
A nd
h o lid a y s
such
as
V alen tin e’s Day provide a per­
fect op p o rtu n ity to let these
c h aracters explore the em o­
tions we all e x p e rie n c e.”
“ W in n ie th e P o o h p o s ­
sesses such w onderful q u a li­
tie s , “ M o rrill c o o n tin u e s ,
“ m ost notably the u n c o n d i­
tional love he holds for his
friends. This special is a p e r­
fect V alentine for fam ilies e v ­
eryw here, because it expresses
th a t th e r e ’s no en d to the
am ount o f love we can sh a re .”
Student
Academy
Award
Beverly Hills, CA- Applications
fix die 26th Annual Stucfcnt Acad­
emy A wards competition, presented
by the Academy of Motion Picture
Aits and Sciences, are nowavailable.
Entries must be submitted by April 1
in older to be considered fix this
year’s prizesTor the program, the
country is divided into three regions
and students submitting films must
first compete in the appropriate re­
gional competition. Region One en­
compasses the states of Alaska, Cali­
fornia, Hawaii, Idaho. Montana, Ne­
vada, Oregon, Washington and
Wyoming. The regional coordinator
is Meagan Atiyeh at the Northwest
FilmCertarinPortland.Oregon.Films
may be entered incneofftxrr catego­
ries: ahematwe, anmiafior ^documen­
tary «narrative. Tobe eligible, films
of 16mm or larger must be produced
withinthecurriculumofanaccredited
college or University, in a student-
teacher relationship, and must have
Bencxxnpletedaiter Apnl 1,1998. All
Region One entries must be recened
at the regional centerby 5 pan., April
1,1999. Students ultimately selected
as national wnineis will be flown to
Los Angeles to participate ma week
of industry-related activities and so-
cialeventsthatwillculmmateJune 13
with the awards presentation cer­
emony at the Academy's Samuel
Goldwyn theater. Along with their
troplues.GoldMedalwinnersmeach
ofthefixir categories receive $2,000.
Sih«Medalwimastakehome$1.500.
and Bronze Medal recipients are
awarded $1,000. An Honorary For­
eign Student Award also will be pre­
sented at the June ceremony, as will
theDrrcctoisGuiklofAmerica'sStu-
dentlihn Award
Students interested m entering the
competitxximay download an appli­
cation from theAcademy'swebsiteat
http://w3iM.oscaix.org/saa or send
theirapplicatxxi request, along witiia
self-addressed, stamped business-
si7eerivelopeto:AcademyofMotxxi
Picture Arts and Sciences 8949
WilsliireBoukvaidBeverlyHills.CA
90211
Attn: Student Academy Awards
RegkxiOneCooidinatorMeagan
Atiyeh can be reached at (503) 221-
1156. The StudentAcademv Awards
were established by the Academy m
1972tosuppoitandencourageexcd-
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level