Why Did Hollywood Make Music of the Heart a Solo Effort?
To Hollywood, “Music of the Heart” was horror movie wizard Wes Craven’s touching attempt at “Scream”-free fare. But to people who care about education, the film was a horror of a familiar kind. “Music,” just out on video, is billed by Miramax as the “extraordinary and inspirational true story” of Roberta Guaspari, a music teacher at Harlem’s Central Park East Elementary School. In a fight to save her violin program (and her job) from budget cuts, she led a remarkable campaign that culminated in her kids playing at Carnegie Hall alongside the likes of Itzhak Perlman and Isaac Stern.
