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It seemed a mad gamble: a $12 million epic about an eccentric English adventurer on the fringe of World War I, set in the sere deserts of the Middle East. It was hell to shoot: 18 months in the singeing sun of Jordan, Morocco and Spain. It had an obscure...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: A Masterpiece Restored to the Screen: Lawrence of Arabia | 2/6/1989 | See Source »

Q. Some viewers find you condescending, smug, even mean.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Interview :David Letterman He's No Johnny Carson | 2/6/1989 | See Source »

Those who do believe that adopting a gender-neutral policy is right were not debated; they were dismissed as blind followers of what is "in." The more earnestly the belief is held, the less influence it holds. It is met with condescending amusement, the derision of the critic who is...

Author: By David J. Barron, | Title: A Parting Shot | 2/1/1989 | See Source »

The rest of the cast are uniformly good, if occasionally stricken with a slight first-weekend woodenness which should disappear. Steve Peterson, measuring in at somewhere over six feet, uses his own position somewhat nearer to heaven than most to his advantage as the omniscient and condescending Mr. Jordan, but...

Author: By Will Meyerhofer, | Title: Heaven Sent | 12/9/1988 | See Source »

WHEN Carey does enlarge his focus to provide analysis, his perspective is a cliched attempt at psychoanalysis. As Anita grew into old age and Mr. E. became increasingly mentally ill, Loos began to rely on her paid companion and housekeeper Gladys. Under Gladys' influence, Anita began to become more religious...

Author: By Aline Brosh, | Title: Anita Loos: a Woman in a Man's World | 12/3/1988 | See Source »

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