Word: detroit
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...DETROIT: General Motors' damage estimate Tuesday was staggering indeed -- second-quarter earnings plunged 81 percent from a year ago. But the pair of strikes that have left the world's largest carmaker with no parts to make cars with have only begun to wreak their havoc on GM's business. "Lost market share is going to be more of a problem for GM than ever," says TIME Detroit bureau chief Ron Stodghill. "The summer is a strong buying season, and GM dealers don't have enough cars. In the auto business, once you lose a customer...
...conveniently parked nearby, tries to block his egress, Foley shoves her into a car trunk, hops in and tells his pal (Ving Rhames) to drive. It's certainly a cute way to meet; after the long car ride, the two are besotted with each other. Sisco chases Foley to Detroit, where he's planning to relieve a fellow ex-com of five million dollars worth of diamonds, and she certainly does find...
...Sight is a very visual film, also not because it takes the easy path of dwelling on its attractive main characters. Color dominates the atmosphere of the movie, from the tropical saturation of the Miami scenes to the dingy gray of inner-city Detroit. A mesmerizing clarity of hue and light is emphasized by camera angles more inventive than those of standard industry shots. The surprising shots usually enhance the movie--bright, brittle, nonchalant depiction of the sparse violence appears almost innocuous, preserving Foley's good-guy feel; a dizzying, lightning-quick camera pan around a prison yard makes...
...pretty generous, though not convincing. And it's not the attitude most fans are taking. Although many have been preparing all season, there are plenty of X-Files-style conspiracists who refuse to let go. "I don't care what they say," says Jordan fan Michael Sims, 27, of Detroit. "I don't think the NBA will allow it." Even in Piston country, Jordan reigns. Which is a political miracle if you remember that Jordan disrupted Detroit's dynasty, with a little help from Jackson, who taught him the importance of limiting himself for the good of the Bulls. Alan...
...arrived in the league as an All-Star ever worked harder to improve his game once he began his pro career. When Jordan entered the league, he was startlingly quick and stunningly athletic, but he decided after several years of being pounded by the very physical Detroit Pistons to build up his body. He went from roughly 195 lbs. to 215 lbs. without losing any quickness and started handing out more punishment than he received. Again, before he arrived in the league, no one had ever driven to the basket quite like he did. His jump shot was good...