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...sort of Jumanji for adults, Terry Gilliam's new film at least gets points for trying something completely different, says Corliss. Starring Bruce Willis as a time traveling hero sent back in time to find out about a virus that killed most of the world in 1997, this all-star, megamovie chases time backward to a painful image. It's just what you'd expect from the director of that brilliant dark-side retro-futuristic vision, Brazil. But this film is no Brazil, says Corliss: "Intent on both dazzling and punishing the viewer, Gilliam gets lost in creepy spectacle...
...tournament, which will involve several stages of competition, will culminate in a final round to be held at the Fleet Center in Boston prior to the National Hockey League's All-Star game in January...
Corgan ridicules the recent and heavily hyped Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum all-star concert: "This is what sickened me. Chuck Berry, Little Richard, those people have earned their place in rock history, and I want to hear them anytime. But where was the representation of rock right now? Bon Jovi does not represent rock right now, O.K.?" And he expresses scorn for rockers he sees as imitations: "Let's face it, Alanis Morissette is like a tame Courtney Love [a former girlfriend of Corgan's who now heads the punk band Hole]. What is Alanis Morissette...
...place in which the wild card has made a difference is Seattle. After the All-Star break, the Mariners acquired pitcher Andy Benes and outfielder Vince Coleman in the hope that they would help secure the wild-card berth. Winning the A.L. West seemed out of the question, because as late as Aug. 9, the Angels led the division by 11 games. But then California did a free fall, and suddenly the Mariners found themselves in the hunt for first. The turnstiles in the Kingdome haven't exactly been smoking, but last week a measure to raise Seattle's sales...
...HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS Kareem-led All-Star team snaps a 24-year winning streak