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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...judge has made a mistake, a big one," Hoynes said. "It's an erroneous ruling. It's a problem, a serious mistake...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Judge Rules for Rose Against Giamatti | 6/26/1989 | See Source »

Veneziano's first big obstacle will be finding a replacement for Assistant Director of Sports Information Jeff Bradley, who announced last month that he will resign effective July...

Author: By Michael Stankiewicz, | Title: Veneziano Named Harvard SID | 6/26/1989 | See Source »

Costner is something else: a grownup hero with brains. He's modern and classic. He thinks fast and shoots straight. He has city reflexes that help him beat the big boys at hardball. Yet he stokes memories of the lone man on a horse, silhouetted against the craggy horizon and setting sun of Old West values. He has the requisite danger for big-screen stardom -- the stubbornness in pursuit of ideals, the slow anger when pushed, the threat in a face that can mask its intentions -- even as his actions inspire trust. He could be a husband, a lover...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Kevin Costner: Pursuing The Dream | 6/26/1989 | See Source »

Here he is plastering rouge on the Old Hollywood corpse. In the heyday of the studio system, few stars were given the chance of controlling their cinematic fate. Lawrence Kasdan, who directed Costner in The Big Chill (where , his substantial role was cut to a few cameo shots as a corpse) and Silverado, compares the actor with Steve McQueen. "Like McQueen," Kasdan notes, "Kevin has a real sense of what he can do. He has always known what's really important for him, rather than what others think is important...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Kevin Costner: Pursuing The Dream | 6/26/1989 | See Source »

...series. And the younger generation, still devouring Batman comics in a new, hipper format. And, next week, moviegoers attending the opening of Batman, with Michael Keaton as Bruce Wayne (alias the Caped Crusader) and Jack Nicholson as his nemesis the Joker. In a season when the other big-budget films are sequels, Batman should seem familiar yet fresh. At least Warner Bros., with $35 million riding on the film, hopes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: The Caped Crusader Flies Again | 6/19/1989 | See Source »

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