Word: debutants
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...summit is a high-risk affair for both men. For Gorbachev, it is something of a debut. As Richard Nixon points out in an article on summitry in the latest issue of Foreign Affairs, Gorbachev may deal with five American Presidents. For Reagan, by contrast, this meeting could be his first, last and only chance to sit down as President with the Soviet leader. The chances of failure, or at least widespread public disappointment, are considerable. Therefore the White House and the Kremlin have been maneuvering in recent weeks to accomplish three goals: 1) lower expectations for success, 2) assure...
...matriarch. Karen Allen, star of Raiders of the Lost Ark and Starman, as the soulful daughter Laura. TV Star James Naughton (Trauma Center, Planet of the Apes) as Laura's "gentleman caller." And John Sayles, filmmaker (Return of the Secaucus Seven) and novelist (Union Dues), making his professional stage debut as Tom, the restless, seething son who narrates Tennessee Williams' doom-struck "memory play" about his family. Add a designer who has won a Tony nomination, a director who has mounted more than 100 productions at venues including the New York City Opera, and even a speech coach...
...them to Williamstown? A casual atmosphere, the chance to experiment without commercial pressures and the sylvan pleasures of the Williams College campus in the Massachusetts Berkshires. This year the company staged 78 events in a variety of spaces, some for just one night. Says Woodward, who made her Williamstown debut last week: "Last year I came up to see a couple of plays and fell in love with the creative environment. You do things you wouldn't otherwise try, and you relax when you come offstage by going to watch something else." Adds Naughton, who first appeared there...
...comrades on his solo debut, Sting chose top-flight young jazz players around the world to spur him to new heights. Seasoned by stints with such jazz luminaries as Miles Davis, Art Blakely and Weather Report, these trained-reflex young masters are fresh and brash enough to try playing with a pop star. But while the move to wed pop-rock/reggae with jazz may be conceptually daring, none of Sting's tunes foster the lyricism, relentless drive, or direct passion so potent in the best of both worlds...
...liked the idea, and a TV movie, Promises to Keep, is set for the fall. Maybe blood is thicker than conversation. Grandpa Mitchum's remarks on how it was to work with family ("fine"), interest- ing points about the film ("We did it locally") and Bentley's screen debut ("He did well enough") are, to say the least, laconic. Christopher has played supporting roles in a few movies. Bentley is supposed to enroll at USC this fall, but ever since the filming, he has been interviewing for other acting jobs. Does that please his progenitor? Says the top-billed Mitchum...