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...Fred Zinnemann, director of Day of the Jackal (1973). Stellar credentials. Disgruntled French righties hire a British assassin (Edward Fox as The Jackal) to kill Charles De Gaulle. At a theater near you, in remake form. Is Bruce Willis really that hard to recognize...
Some will recall that soon after being released from prison by former South African president F.W. De Klerk, citizen Nelson Mandela did a fundraising tour of the United States. To tremendously understate the case, his effect upon American audiences was dramatic. Few could have been left unimpressed by Mandela's uncanny strength of spirit after 27 years in prison, an amount of time spent under conditions that would have wholly sapped a lesser person...
...high political office would force him to tone down his rhetoric as he became better acquainted with the subtleties of realpolitik. According to this view, Mandela's revolutionary comments were borne out of his need to appeal to constituents who would have been disappointed not to hear any mots de guerre from the defiant leader that legend and 27 years had immortalized...
...Paris, Grasso had set up an open line to the exchange from his room in the luxurious Hotel de Crillon, where he was host of a dinner. Grasso found himself giving a blow-by-blow account of developments in New York to his guests. "It made for an exciting dinner," says Grasso. But a forgettable meal. He barely touched the exquisitely prepared lamb that had been placed in front of him. He was scheduled to fly to Cairo on Tuesday but returned promptly to New York. "It was clear," he says, "that we were going to have another test...
...when Boris Yeltsin retires, will he settle down in a comfy little dacha on the Black Sea? Au contraire, Pierre. Boris, it seems, is preparing for a luxurious retirement on the French Riviera. According to European sources, Yeltsin is the future landlord of the 100-year-old Chateau de la Garoupe, a rambling villa set on 24 acres of fragrant gardens, olive trees and terraces that run down to the Mediterranean. Although the place needs a bit of work, it still cost nearly $8 million. Rumored buyers include Russian businessmen eager to please Boris...