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...flashback talkathon with chase scenes that distract from the film's mood. But he has located a chic, grim style for the story. Garish, ominous colors flash vividly across his monochrome palette. The streets keep sweating rain, and clouds loom over the bayou like threats written in cigar smoke. Images of mirrors, feet, overhead fans, unknown soldiers and shrouded figures punctuate Harry's waking dreams, inching him closer to the terrible truth...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Lucifer In Disguise with Diamonds ANGEL HEART | 3/9/1987 | See Source »

Close, But No Cigar...

Author: By Joseph Kaufman, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Aquamen Singing Swan Song At Easterns | 3/7/1987 | See Source »

...most nagging question is when Iacocca plans to relinquish the driver's seat. Sitting in his cluttered office and smoking an eight-inch Cohiba cigar given to him by the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Iacocca answers the question by first conceding that he has slowed down a little. "I * can't take the pace around here anymore. Those 16-hour days are for the young crowd. It comes with age -- you slow down a step like the ballplayers." But Iacocca sees no reason why he should necessarily retire at 65, and none of his subordinates wants...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Chrysler Thinking Fast and Making Moves | 11/24/1986 | See Source »

...claimed, eschewed red meat -- not a trifling charge in a state where beef is a leading farm product. During the three weeks that the ad aired, Abdnor made up about ten points in the polls. Then Daschle decided to attack the attack with an ad showing a bunch of cigar-smoking pols discussing ways to smear Daschle. "We'll distort the farm thing, confuse 'em with Fonda, all the usual liberal stuff," said one. When Abdnor's commercials became an issue, they lost their effectiveness. As California Campaign Consultant Clinton Reilly observes, "When voters feel it's a cheap shot...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Election Notebook of Tall Winners, Big Losers, Frogs and a Bird | 11/17/1986 | See Source »

Puffing on a fresh cigar, Mayor Walter J. Sullivan said after Kennedy's speech that "he knows politics. It'll take him a while to learn, but he'll cover us well...

Author: By Martha A. Bridegam, | Title: 8th Congressional District Gives Kennedy a Landslide Victory | 11/5/1986 | See Source »

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