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Lewis' play, in the modern budget-minded manner, has just two characters, the writer and an even more unsuccessful photographer (Charles Cioffi). They need each other's respect. Paradoxically, they also need each other's scorn because they are so disappointed that cynicism is the only thing left to trust. They squabble over money and women, but the big blowup is over a moral failing shared with almost every fictive writer: he has "stolen" his own % life, and that of his unknowing and unwilling friend, to transmute into art. Pacino radiates the desperation of a man whose last possession...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pacino's Double Dare | 7/6/1992 | See Source »

...counts against Raymond Buckey on which the jury could not reach a verdict. Peggy McMartin Buckey has filed a $1 million suit against the city, county, CII, and others. In Manhattan Beach, parents of the children are outraged. "The anger is beginning to rise," says parent Mary Mae Cioffi. "Our justice system needs a revamp for kids...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Six Years of Trial by Torture | 1/29/1990 | See Source »

...Gators are led by Halle Cioffi and Shaun Stafford, ranked third and seventh nationally in singles...

Author: By Michael J. Lartigue, | Title: A Look at Other Teams In the NCAA Tourney | 5/11/1988 | See Source »

...movie relies more on the irony of its issues for its triumphs than on the talent of individual actors. In part, this is due to a flawed script that introduces characters like Stefan's brother and then abandons them midway through. While Stefan's father (Charles Cioffi) and his hardnosed coach (Craig T. Nelson) give convincing performances, their development seems subordinated to Cruise's--whose effective blend of toughness and sensibility fails to fully compensate for his playing a role he is physically unsuited...

Author: By David B. Pollack, | Title: A Move in the Right Direction | 11/12/1983 | See Source »

...this . . . you are a superpower. How are you afraid? America must get rid of this administration . . . as they did with Nixon, and elect another respectful President to get respect for America. . . He is silly, he is ignorant, . . . Reagan is liar." His interviewer in Tripoli, ABC's Lou Cioffi, asked Gaddafi what message he had for Reagan. "I would have to tell...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Newswatch: Killer Squads, Liars and Mad Dogs | 12/21/1981 | See Source »

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