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March 19 - 25, 2023 • Terre Haute Tribune-Star • 9 E N T I T L E D M K I M H U L D I A M D R C H A I R M A N R C H E K A K I F U L K G A P E N N S Y L V A N I A N D N R A I L T O N I D M R H O E H I K G I D E C E O D E C P A L N E H E K P R E S N I I K F G C A R O R F I N G A N L O M D I O C I U R S L F F C Y O K E P W K N G H I E A H N N G O N A R D F E S S C L E K I M C S L E T S H M E D I O C R E R N D N U T C O L M D N O L S H U P O R I N R A V E L I N G O T V S A A P O F C H G E S R A H N D "Lucky Hank" on AMC (Words in parentheses not in puzzle) (Bob) Odenkirk Hank Chairman English (Department) Railton (College) (Mireille) Enos Lily Wife (Vice) Principal Unraveling (Midlife) Crisis Underfunded Mediocre Entitled (Rural) Pennsylvania When it was released in 1976, "Network" largely was considered a satire. Now, that's not necessarily the case. Writer Paddy Chayefsky and director Sidney Lumet's searing, Academy Award-winning look at the media – being presented Friday, March 24, by Turner Classic Movies as part of its annual "31 Days of Oscar" festival – has proven over time to be a remarkable then- forecast of developments in the television industry, most notably the lessening of the line between news and entertainment. The story's main symbol of that is Howard Beale, the depressed chief anchorman of the fictional UBS network. Brilliantly portrayed by Peter Finch in a performance that was honored with a posthumous Oscar, he declares that he's going to commit suicide on the air ... prompting his bosses to remove him, until the ratings for his newscast demonstrate an immediate and enormous spike in viewership. Close friend and news director Max Schumacher (William Holden, also superb) resists exploiting Beale, but desperate-for-a-hit UBS entertainment chief Diana Christensen (Faye Dunaway, another Oscar winner here) inserts herself into the process and takes over the news program, supported by soulless conglomerate executive Frank Hackett (Robert Duvall, perfect in the part). What had been a straightforward newscast is turned into a broadcast sideshow of sorts, with Beale positioned as "The Mad Prophet of the Airwaves," backed by such added attractions as "Sybil the Soothsayer." Though the show stumbles initially, it eventually finds its groove as Beale beseeches his audience to take action against the wrongs in society ... never more forcefully advised than through his legendary mantra, "I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore!" Beatrice Straight also was a "Network" Academy Awar d winner for her one big scene as Max's wife, who is painfully betrayed when he skeptically enters into an affair with the work-obsessed Diana. Ned Beatty also was an Oscar nominee for the single scene he's in, but what a scene: a roughly five-minute monologue as the conglomerate's most senior chief, who tries to impose on Beale a true understanding of the reason for the newsman's new influence ("You're on television, dummy!"). Other movies about the TV-news business have come along since, but "Network" remains the standard they're measured against. That's unfair in a way, because without Chayefsky's famously acerbic voice and Lumet's clever staging, no other movie of this type ever could hope to be another "Network." It remains that original and distinctive, even almost 50 years later. BY JAY BOBBIN 'Network' still packs a punch with its view of TV Peter Finch stars in his Oscar-winning performance in "Network" Friday on Turner Classic Movies. Louis Cunningham stars as Louis XVI in "Marie-Antoinette" Sunday on PBS. Signature HealthCARE of Terre Haute 3500 Maple Avenue Terre Haute, IN 47804 (812) 238-1555 SHCof TerreHaute.com reported by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Signature HealthCARE of Terre Haute 3500 Maple Avenue Terre Haute, IN 47804 (812) 238-1555 SHCof TerreHaute.com reported by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Signature HealthCARE of Terre Haute 3500 Maple Avenue Terre Haute, IN 47804 (812) 238-1555 SHCof TerreHaute.com reported by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services •Eliminate time, stress and energy spent traveling to outpatient facilities. •Treatment is performed by experienced highly trained professionals •Better control of hypertension and anemia, less fatigue, less medications, fewer dietary restrictions and less re-hospitalizations To take advantage of this service please contact your case manager or social worker to contact Signature HealthCARE of Terre Haute. Signature HealthCARE of Terre Haute now has On-Site Dialysis Through Dialyze Direct Dialyze Direct is the nation's largest provider of staff-assisted home dialysis in skilled nursing facilities Color Page