Word: boxes
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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That is only the first mystery in this Chinese box of a thriller. The second, nearly a half-century later, stars King Vidor, veteran director of such epics as Duel in the Sun and War and Peace. Vidor had worked in Hollywood ever since 1915 and had known both Taylor and Minter, but as he entered his 70s, he could no longer find assignments. Teaming up with another oldtime star (and onetime lover) named Colleen Moore, he decided late in 1966 to make a film about the Taylor murder...
...slickness. Those are still the show's virtues, and when coupled with a tireless effort by TV Star Debbie Allen (Fame) in the title role originated by Gwen Verdon, they seem to be enough for another long run. The opening won nearly unanimous praise, and by the weekend the box office had tallied a $1 million advance sale...
...intriguing example of O'Connor's independence came last week. Normally a strong supporter of police and prosecutors, she joined in a pair of significant rulings that strengthened the rights of black defendants (see box). One week earlier she astonished some court watchers by writing the majority opinion in a 5-to-4 libel decision requiring that in cases involving public concerns, private individuals must prove that damaging press assertions about them are false...
...movie after movie, as if trying to muscle its way to a bigger market share. That approach led to one smash hit, Ghostbusters, and a string of expensive clinkers, including The Slugger's Wife, Perfect and Crossroads. But at the same time, Columbia forged a deal with Home Box Office and CBS to create Tri-Star Pictures as a jointly financed vehicle for movie production, an arrangement that now earns millions for Coca-Cola...
...arsenal of singing swords. Nor did the heroes and heroines of these chivalrous tales have much vitality; they were as pure as toothpaste, and as sexy. How could the Forces of Evil defeat these perfect folk? And how could the modern moviegoer care? Only Conan the Barbarian made much box-office noise, perhaps because it had Attila Schwarzenegger punching out entire races as if he were a Dark Ages "Duke" Wayne...