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Film Critic STEPHEN SCHIFF reviews the new film "BackBeat" directed by Iain Softley. It is a reenactment of the early days of the Beatles . . . before they were stars.

At the recent Public Radio Conference in San Antonio, Texas, three Fresh Air arts reviewers swapped stories at a critics forum. Rock critic, KEN TUCKER; commentator and book critic, MAUREEN CORRIGAN; and TV critic, DAVID BIANCULLI, offered their thoughts on issues such as media hype and how to deal with it. They shared anecdotes about angry subjects of negative reviews who seek revenge against the reviewer. That panel discussion will be aired today.

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TV critic DAVID BIANCULLI reviews two new comedy shows-- ABC''s "She TV," and Showtime''s "National Lampoon''s Attack of the 5 Foot 2 Women."

Actor LESLIE NIELSEN. Perhaps best known for his comic roles in Airplane! and the Naked Gun films, Nielsen has been acting since the late forties, after he was taught radio broadcasting by Lorne Greene. He's just written a "fictional autobiography" called "The Naked Truth" (Simon & Schuster) a pun-encrusted look at nearly fifty years of showbusiness

Altm Film critic STEPHEN SCHIFF has a review of "Ready To Wear," Robert an''s ensemble film about the Paris fashion shows.

Former special assistant for National Security Affairs under Presidents Kennedy and Johnson, MCGEORGE BUNDY. He's co-authored a new book with Admiral William Crowe, "Reducing Nuclear Danger," XXXX. Terry will talk with BUNDY about the threat that still exists of nuclear disaster from such countries as Iraq and North Korea.

2: Interview with musician GARY BURTON continues.

Writer, actor, director HAROLD RAMIS. He's one of the most influential forces behind some of the biggest comedy hits of the late 70s and 80s. But his influence is not generally known by those outside the industry. (For that reason he's been called the "Clark Kent" of comedy. Also because he's "mild-mannered," "bespectacled," and he "looks as if he would be the first to duck under the table at the first sign of a food fight"). RAMIS wrote for "The National Lampoon Show," and "SCTV." He co-wrote as well as acted in the movies, "Animal House," "Stripes," "Ghostbusters," and others. He directed the new movie, "Groundhog Day," starring his old co-star Bill Murray.

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