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Nevertheless, their situation prompted reflections upon long-distance relationships and the odds of their success. The couple considered most illustrative of this Phenomenon are the principals in last spring's sublime film, "Four Weddings and a Funeral"--at least before the denouement...

Author: By Lorraine Lezama, | Title: Love Is All Around | 4/25/1995 | See Source »

...spite of the delicate treatment of the dark side of life, Original Sin is less murky in tone than earlier novels, and as a result, the heavy ending seems a little out of place. What is essentially a mystery acquires a thriller denouement, and Daniel Aaron's awkward character must carry the weight of it. Equally ungainly are a few of the bows to contemporary issues, which James usually handles so well. But this will only become faintly evident after the first shock of the novel's punch fades away. The value of James' efforts on the Pure Novel Scale...

Author: By Natasha Wimmer, | Title: Calculating 'Sin' Gives Guilt-Free Good Read | 2/16/1995 | See Source »

When Bobby (Jason Andrews) reveals that he is, "In the hole for thirty large," Ralph immediately focuses his wild energy on helping his friend. His plan--typically hackneyed and illegal--involves copying the keys of rich folks while they dine and later robbing their houses. The film's eventual denouement hinges on the fact that some of the rich men happen to be "Made Guys," top brass in the local...

Author: By Sarah C. Dry, | Title: Slow, Tough Climb Up `Hill' | 2/9/1995 | See Source »

...mostly African-American jury of eight women and four men, this was the day's denouement. They were out of the courtroom by the time Judge Ito--informed that a hapless Court TV cameraman had slipped and televised the face of one alternate juror for a fraction of a second--excoriated the press and threatened to shut down the television cameras altogether. But as has happened before, Ito brandished a stick that he ultimately declined to use: he relented the next morning and let the show...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE O.J. SIMPSON TRIAL: DID HE OR DIDN'T HE? | 2/6/1995 | See Source »

Seeking to undermine Israeli-Arab peacemaking, a suicide bomber from the Hamas organization of Palestinian Islamic militants detonated a package of tnt on a crowded bus in normally placid Tel Aviv; 21 people were killed. The especially grisly suicide attack came just days after the bloody denouement of a Hamas kidnapping in which two Israeli soldiers and three Palestinians died. Rabin vowed to crack down on Hamas suspects and urged Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat to do the same...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Week October 16-22 | 10/31/1994 | See Source »

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