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Her counterpart is the tongue-tied Gregory Larkin, a professor of mathematics at Columbia, superbly played by the scene-stealing Jeff Bridges. An academic and a pragmatist rather than a romantic, Gregory is totally overwhelmed by anything remotely related to sex, and literally swoons at the sight of a short...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Boy Meets Girl, Boy Loses Girl, But They Don't Have Sex | 12/12/1996 | See Source »

The mother versus daughter motif continues until a crucial fact suddenly comes to light that bridges the conflict and brings the two to reconciliation. It becomes apparent that Azalea resembles her mother as she was at that age: impulsive, free-spirited and committed to one thing despite all the uncertainty...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Matteau Dishes Up 'Soup' for All | 12/12/1996 | See Source »

--Brio Battery Engine $20; Brio; ages 3 and up Brio train sets, with their wooden tracks, magnetic cars and stylish bridges, are a much loved element in many toy collections. But the joy of pushing a train around eventually palls--and this battery-powered engine adds a little extra sizzle...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: OUR FAVORITE PLAYTHINGS | 12/9/1996 | See Source »

Maybe we ought to just forget it--bury romantic comedy in the graveyard of genres dearly departed and move on. It was unquestionably the loveliest invention of the movies' golden age. But ours is not the golden age of anything--certainly not of romance or of high wit, surely not...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CINEMA: THE WAY SHE ISN'T | 11/25/1996 | See Source »

Richard LaGravenese is one of the few screenwriters left who can write smart dialogue for grownups to speak, but that skill only occasionally distracts from the desperation of his basic conceit. Bridges is a terrific actor, but, putting it mildly, he's miscast in the Doris Day role. And Streisand...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CINEMA: THE WAY SHE ISN'T | 11/25/1996 | See Source »

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