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...Alec Guinness A PASSAGE TO INDIA. In David Lean's 1984 classic adaptation of E.M. Forster's novel, the British actor faithfully portrayed Professor Godbole, an ascetic Hindu wise...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Playing Against Type | 8/20/1990 | See Source »

MIAMI BLUES. Alec Baldwin and Jennifer Jason Leigh are two smart, engaging actors, and they work beautifully as mismatched souls in the down-market world of Miami vice. Writer-director George Armitage illuminates this rogue comedy with stylish fun and splashy violence. A definite don't miss...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Critics' Voices: May 7, 1990 | 5/7/1990 | See Source »

Three characters, all certified originals. The first, Frederick J. Frenger Jr. (Alec Baldwin), is also certifiable. "A blithe psychopath," in the words of Charles Willeford's spiffy source novel, Junior is fresh out of a California prison and primed for Miami vice. His M.O.: robs crooks who have robbed other people. Thinks he's smart; isn't. Has grousy temper; will break the finger of an unsuspecting airport Hare Krishna. Can compose haiku during his heists -- "Breaking, entering/ The dark and lonely places/ Finding a big gun" -- but can't choreograph a decent holdup. Junior is an engaging monster...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Cocktail With Rum and Cyanide | 4/23/1990 | See Source »

...lying if I said I wasn't a little disappointed," junior Captain Alec Berg said. "I can't put my finger on anything to do better, specifically...

Author: By Tom Kane, | Title: M. Spikers Drop Two Of Three in Tourney | 4/9/1990 | See Source »

Next fall, Marin will join "Smart" Alec Berg with the leadership duties...

Author: By Tom Kane, | Title: M. Spikers Drop Two Of Three in Tourney | 4/9/1990 | See Source »

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