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...wore and the controversy over whether he had the right to wear the "V (for valor) pin." The V device signifies heroism, gallantry and courage. There can be no confusion about whether it should be worn because the criteria are stated in the orders for the award. Retired Admiral Elmo Zumwalt's statement, "I certainly would have told him to wear it," is inappropriate. It is not left up to the individual to choose what devices should be worn as awards and decorations. That is why the orders state exactly what is authorized; if they didn't, we would have...
ABOUT A DECADE AGO, I CO-WROTE THE movie St. Elmo's Fire with the film's director, Joel Schumacher. We attempted to show what life is like for people in their early 20s, when many of them come to grips with their adult identities. The actors who starred in that movie did not become the so-called Brat Pack until after the movie was made and the media had labeled them as such. I did not fully realize the harm of this term until I read your article on new young stars, with its chart updating the careers...
...Castro seems to hope he can crack the embargo with the help of American business. He has seen how its lobbying opened up U.S. relations with Marxist regimes in the Soviet Union, China, Vietnam and even North Korea; a trade mission headed by retired admiral Elmo Zumwalt and his son is visiting Pyongyang this week. So Castro is promising Yankee investors they will make a lot of money in Cuba if they will pressure Washington to end the blockade. He has made some modest gestures in recent months to underscore his appetite for American investment: shaking the hand of Vice...
...Several of the aforementioned commentators designate "RB" a direct descendant of the much-beloved classic "St. Elmo's Fire," except they find it much more enjoyable and sophisticated. They're wrong on two counts. "Reality Bites" is not like "St. Elmo's Fire," but rather more along the lines of John Hughes movies like "The Breakfast Club." Except that Winona's lip-biting has replaced Molly's and Winona, judging from her flirtations with the Academy Awards, seems to be going place Molly never got to. Moreover, "St. Elmo's Fire" had exciting twists in its love plots, while...
...Oreal-model-turned-actress. While she is as stunning as ever, she remains trapped in the mold of a silent, sullen object of beauty. Her sophisticated sadness worked well in movies where she was only meant to portray a beautiful object, ("The Legend of Greystoke," "St. Elmo's Fire," The Object of Beauty"). In "Sex, Lies, and Videotape" she won acclaim for her portrayal of an emotionally repressed Southern housewife, but "Four Weddings and a Funeral," a light comedy, is an altogether differnt movie which demands a different kind of performance...