A critical look at the week's cinema releases. One of the summer hits in America was
City Slickers. Billy Crystal stars as a man suffering from a mid-life crisis, who decides to go on a cattle drive with his two best friends. Jack Palance plays a crusty old cowboy who shows them the "ropes". In
Doc Hollywood Michael J Fox is a newly qualified doctor en route to LA, discovering the real meaning of life. Also, a report on the big-screen invasion of BBC television drama, given the success of Truly, Madly, Deeply and the recently released Object of Beauty written and directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg . Director Liz Hartford
Producer Bruce Thompson
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