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...film's early scenes, Scorsese and Richardson are at their best. Scorsese's smooth camera moves are perfect for the blinding pace of the Casino floor, and Richardson's neo-noir lighting adds texture to an other-wise plastic environment. Initially, the shots combining rolling dice, shuffling cards, spinning slots and elusive chips make up for the absence of a meaningful story...
...dice were loaded when UNH began the second half with a couple of good attacks, but then freshman Judy Collins streaked down the middle of the field past the defense. The Wildcat goaltender came out of the net to stop the initial shot, but Collins lifted the rebound over the sprawled cageminder and into the promised land...
...Warner shareholders. The buyout would lock the cerebral Levin into a potentially volatile alliance with the driven and charismatic Turner, who would own about 11% of Time Warner stock and become its vice chairman under the expected terms of the agreement. "In bringing Turner in, Jerry is rolling big dice," says a media-industry watcher. "He may continue to be chairman in title, but Ted brings an energy to the company that has been missing for years...
...based on a script of Crichton's that had been moldering around Hollywood for 22 years, is just the latest evidence that Crichton hits more passes than anyone else at the high roller's table, even with old dice. From his best-selling The Andromeda Strain (the first novel he wrote under his own name), which became a hit movie in 1971, through Jurassic Park, with a worldwide box-office take of $912 million the most popular movie of recorded history, he is a giant even among those other pop novelists--John Grisham, Stephen King, Tom Clancy--whom Hollywood...
...episodes in his career, most notably Iran-contra. But his story (and, like Ike, his platform would be his life) is a warming affirmation that the dream still lives, which may be enough for an electorate saddled with a choice between Bill Clinton and whomever the Republicans offer. As dice rolling goes, taking a chance on another general is something of an American tradition and may not seem like a large risk in 1996. Meanwhile, Powell will sell a lot of books...