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Congratulations! You managed to achieve the virtually impossible. You miraculously failed to mention Dennis Hopper-the consummate film personification of evil. Have Corliss and colleagues never seen Hopper's character portrayals in Blue Velvet, Paris Trout and Speed? Edward J. Spires, Rochester, New York, U.S.
A few months later, thinking that "it cannot be that I am the only one who wants something simple," she placed a classified ad in a bridal magazine before heading off with her new husband on a vacation to her native Ethiopia. They returned home to "tons of calls" from...
In his commentary on he termination of Massachusetts Institute of Technology's dean of admissions, Marilee Jones, Michael Kinsley seriously missed the point [May 14]. The question is not whether a non--college graduate can do a great job. This is a fundamental question of character and whether we value...
Kinsley's commentary was full of words deploring Jones' dismissal on the basis of her having falsified her résumé, but only three of his words had any substantial relevance: "she did lie." It wasn't her lack of ability to do the job, which she apparently did very well...
After casting him in a small role in Freaks, Apatow started to think about keeping Rogen around when he improvised a sweet, funny scene in which his character wonders if he's gay after finding out his girlfriend was born a hermaphrodite. When Freaks ended after one season, Apatow tried...