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Apt Pupil would seem to be a thriller that hovers somewhere between tolerable and entertaining. Scenes in the style of Stephen King, normally complex and intriguing, are here sickening. The ethics of making Dussander (a former SS officer) the interesting character and his strident accusers the bland and vapid ones...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Brevitas | 11/6/1998 | See Source »

The first selection, "Pas de Quarte," choreographed by Jules Perrot, was originally tailored to showcase the abilities of the 19th century's premiere ballerinas: Marie Taglioni, Carla Grisi, Fanny Cerrito and Lucile Grahn. This epic performance by the four dancers became infamous for its air of heated rivalry, each woman...

Author: By Eloise D. Austin, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Legends of Dance | 11/6/1998 | See Source »

Soldier, Warner Brothers' new film starring Kurt Russell, is a futuristic science fiction action movie. What would someone going to the movie expect to see, given this premise? Special effects and outer space settings are pretty likely. So are violence and a romantic twist somewhere in the story. And, as...

Author: By Stephen G. Henry, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: MEN OF WAR | 11/6/1998 | See Source »

Now that he's a candidate for Governor of Minnesota, Ventura, 47, has hung up his boa and no longer espouses cheating. But to the state's Democrats and Republicans, the former wrestler, actor and radio shock jock is still playing the bad guy. Most observers had considered Ventura's...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Body-Slam Politics | 11/2/1998 | See Source »

Throughout the show, Mathus often altered his singing, souping up the band's current hit "The Suits Are Picking Up the Bill" and simply messing around on the hopping "Bad Businessman." Maxwell, the primary vocalist on several of the songs, preferred to growl or even scream lyrics as often and...

Author: By Jason F. Clarke, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Nut's Maxwell Found Growling at the Roxy | 10/30/1998 | See Source »

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