Article: WEEKEND TV

This weekly column covers TV critic Ginny Holbert's picks for weekend viewing. TODAY "American Playhouse." 9 to 10:30 p.m., WTTW-Channel 11. Three prize-winning short films make up this rerun of the reliably entertaining "American Playhouse." The first film, Jonathan Sanger's "Peacemaker," focuses on a boy growing up during the Cold War, while Susan Roger's "Astronomy" tells the story of a little girl who finds that stargazing gives her a temporary escape from hard reality. Stephen Tolkin's "The Price of Life" has as its intriguing premise a world in which time is used as currency. Sun-Times TV critic Lon Grahnke gave the trio two stars when it first aired earlier this year. TOMORROW ...

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