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...less complex character to portray, but Lawrence Fishburne's performances is no less believable. His dual nature as wife beater taskmaster , and needy husband are clearly conveyed. The irony of their parallel fears--his fear of his wife's success and overarching name recognition and Tina's own trepidation that come with the increasing responsibilities--is cleverly evoked through the acting, the screenplay and the director's choreography of the dialogue...

Author: By Deborah E. Kopalad, | Title: 'What's Love Got to Do With It?' Needs No Hero | 4/21/1994 | See Source »

...UNINTENTIONAL DISPLAY OF BAD TASTE. As the winner for Best Documentary Short wound up a heartfelt speech on the horrors of spousal abuse (the subject of her film), the show's telecast director cut to a reaction shot of actor Laurence Fishburne -- nominated as Best Actor for playing wife beater Ike Turner in What's Love Got to Do with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Absolutely Last Oscar Piece You Have to Read in 1994 | 4/4/1994 | See Source »

...Harding was worried early on that Eckardt could possibly pull off the attack. The plotters' schemes would seem almost ludicrous if it weren't for their viciousness. A scenario that called for running Kerrigan's car off the road was rejected because the team was afraid that their own "beater car" might be disabled and strand them at the scene of the crime. The hitman, Shane Stant, roamed Cape Cod in a vain attempt to find his quarry. She wasn't there, though Gillooly claims that Harding herself made phone calls to get the times of Kerrigan's practices. When...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: With Blades Drawn: Kerrigan and Harding | 2/21/1994 | See Source »

...ever-energetic senior apparently never lost faith in his team's ability to win. After a miserable first half capped by Colgate junior Chris Nicholas' three-point buzzer-beater, however, it was a small miracle that Campbell and his teammates even made it a close contest...

Author: By Peter K. Han, | Title: No Justice for M. Basketball Against Colgate | 11/30/1993 | See Source »

Weirdest food he ever made himself: At home, I like to do stuff with tofu substitutes. I made an egg-beater omelette with tofu bacon, tofu sausage and fat-free cheese for my mother on Mother's Day. She thought it was delightful...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: He likes the layered look | 10/21/1993 | See Source »

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