Word: famed
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...spring. Wing Commander earns the reputation of a pathetic wannabe by attempting to mimic the Force made famous by Star Wars. The movie loses even more credibility through a contrived and overstated romance between Blair and his commanding officer Angel Devereaux, played by Saffron Burrows of Circle of Friends fame...
...impossible: merely the forgotten truth. Poet Joan Murray, in her epic poem Queen of the Mist, details the sad life and short fame of Annie Taylor, an elderly and utterly destitute school teacher living at the turn of the century who devised and executed what seemed the perfect plan for money and fame. After building with her thin hands a barrel to enclose her body like a womb and shelter her from her fall over the raging ledge of water, Annie Taylor subsequently became the first person in history to propel herself down the length of Niagara Falls...
This show is sure to be two snaps, a twist and a kiss. David Alan Grier of In Living Color's Men on Film fame struts his stand-up at the Comedy Connection. And we guarantee he's nicer than Al Franken. Comedy Connection, Faneuil Hall. 248-9700. 8 p.m., 10:15 p.m. $21. Also Saturday...
...Rock & Roll hall of fame inducted Bruce Springsteen and Paul McCartney...
Seinfeld is making the gossip columns with another girlfriend these days, but Lonstein has not relinquished her 15 minutes of fame. Though it debuted only last fall, her collection of lingerie-inspired dresses, with matching handbags and thongs, nearly sold out at Bloomingdale's in three days--"even though they were cotton clothes in November," notes the store's fashion director, Kal Ruttenstein. There are waiting lists in some boutiques for her outfits, priced at an affordable $130 to $160, and her 50-piece sportswear collection will be in 200 stores by June. Sales are expected to top $1 million...