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...movie? That's the better question. A scant hour and a half long, padded with clips from earlier Rocky pictures, adding nothing to his mythic, let alone human dimensions, it lacks even the primitive suspense and crude capacity to release underdog emotions that permitted its predecessors to conquer one's better judgment. The ritual this time celebrates only cynicism and, perhaps, star egotism. In Rocky IV, the underdog is the noise-mauled audience, and one can only hope that it will come off the canvas and take a hike. Or better still, refuse the rematch. --By Richard Schickel
...Volcker, who had to push up interest rates in 1980 to conquer inflation, has reason to remain vigilant. One threat that could fuel new inflation is the falling value of the dollar, which pushes up the prices of America's imports. German automakers, for example, are increasing their prices by as much as 6% to offset the dollar's decline...
...fading establishment of Giuseppe Baldini, Grenouille easily makes his master the toast of Paris and the rest of the civilized world. Next, he spends seven years on an isolated mountain, safe from the smells of humanity and lolling in olfactory memories. Finally, he embarks on a quest to conquer the world by creating an irresistible aroma for himself, to become the "world's most fragrant human being." This task involves the systematic killing of beautiful young virgins...
...Ansen sums up, “It’s been wonderful seeing him conquer the world...
...surprisingly, that is a brush that Parsons prefers not to be tarred with as he sets out to conquer the U.S. market. He recently paid courtesy calls to critics in Washington. In a meeting on Capitol Hill, Republican Congressman Dana Rohrabacher of California opened the discussion, Parsons recalls, by declaring, "You're the channel that hates freedom and loves terrorism." Another conservative whom Parsons visited was Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Elizabeth Cheney, daughter of Vice President Dick Cheney. According to Parsons, she expressed concern that his channel would pander to anti-American sentiments. "She was skeptical in the beginning...