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This movie, as much as it is billed as such, is not about sex. In the presence of any human tragedy, the basic human traits, and not the source of the tragedy, make the drama. "Savage Nights" has received so much acclaim, including a host of Cesar Awards (the French Oscars), because it is the first film to confront the harsh, raw, smarmy side living with AIDS. It shows the character without apology, living the melodrama that we are supposed to believe is their lives...
RETIRING. CHARLES KURALT, 59, TV journalist; as CBS News Sunday Morning commentator; in New York City. The rumpled visage and rumbling voice of Charles Kuralt took the Sunday Morning helm in January 1979; he had already won acclaim for his "On the Road" segments on CBS's Evening News, in which he examined the small-town Americana that many journalists ignore. (He recapitulated many of the reports in a best-selling book in 1990.) As of May 1, Kuralt will be devoting his time to a book on his dozen most beloved locations in America. Said he: "I would like...
...remains trapped in the mold of a silent, sullen object of beauty. Her sophisticated sadness worked well in movies where she was only meant to portray a beautiful object, ("The Legend of Greystoke," "St. Elmo's Fire," The Object of Beauty"). In "Sex, Lies, and Videotape" she won acclaim for her portrayal of an emotionally repressed Southern housewife, but "Four Weddings and a Funeral," a light comedy, is an altogether differnt movie which demands a different kind of performance...
Considering how bright Jones' future is, perhaps wearing sunglasses indoors is the appropriate thing for him to do. After all, he did receive a phone call from a Ms. Campion during the interview. Could this be the same Ms. Campion who is garnering critical acclaim for directing this season's art-house blockbuster and Cannes' Palme d'Or winner "The Piano?" Regardless, Jones will star in the soon-to-be-released, now-being-edited "Natural Born Killers," also directed and written by Oliver Stone. The film is a satire about "a young pair of serial killers struggling...
...also capped one of the longest sustained winning streaks of the Clinton presidency -- about seven days. Coming on the heels of the NAFTA triumph, images of elated flight attendants around the country shouting "Thank you, Bill!" afforded Clinton the novel sensation of basking in public acclaim while simultaneously massaging an important group of constituents -- organized labor -- whose anger he had provoked during the NAFTA brawl...