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...gala party where saints and sinners mingle ("Richard III is comparing his hump with Quasimodo's"). The sole performer, as both Markham and his demonic adversary, is Dennis Locorriere, erstwhile singer-songwriter of the pop group Dr. Hook. His energy is boundless, his timing flawless, his depravity seemingly bottomless in this bewitching romp...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theater: Having A Hell of a Time | 12/18/1989 | See Source »

Ashbery also discussed Beddoes' poetic fragments. He described these fragments as having "bottomless meaning" with great perplexity, but still "complete as [they] stand...

Author: By Christine A. Deleo, | Title: Ashbery Describes Death In Poetry of Beddoes | 11/30/1989 | See Source »

...been made obvious by dozens of subaqueous movies, one has to wonder why James Cameron, whose Aliens and The Terminator were among the smartest and most frugally made recent entertainments, plunged into the $50 million-plus Abyss. Or, if he was sending his cast on a dive into a bottomless ocean trough, why he didn't at least arrange to have a monster paddle up to meet them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Water Bomb | 8/14/1989 | See Source »

...avoid saying anything of consequence. Bruce Babbitt talked about raising taxes, and he vanished. Richard Gephardt pounded protectionism, and he vanished too. Dukakis yammered on about partnerships and "good jobs at good wages," and he survived. This lesson too he carried into the general election, opting for bottomless bromides and hackneyed slogans...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Anatomy of A Disaster | 11/21/1988 | See Source »

...ideal candidate for the job would stand about 6 ft. 8 in., for easy spotting above the crowds, with the bulk of a linebacker and lungs like a foghorn. Throw in bottomless stamina, seamless charm and flawless news judgment, and the portrait of the perfect producer begins to emerge. CBS News's Susan Zirinsky may not have those physical characteristics (she stands 5 ft. 1 1/2 in. in her sneakers), but she's got the rest down cold. In fact, when Film Director James Brooks needed a model for Holly Hunter's role in Broadcast News, he chose...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Video: Dynamo on The Floor | 8/1/1988 | See Source »

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