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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...quality of scenery and the quality of dialogue seem to be inversely proportional in today's films. Studios spend so much money blowing up computer models of New York City that they shun originality and complexity in their characters. They fear that such risky elements may limit the demographics of their audiences...

Author: By Alex Carter, | Title: Where Did the Plot Go? | 12/14/1998 | See Source »

...officials swear they no longer fear exposing any lingering secrets about CIA support for Pinochet or for his 1973 coup against Chile's socialist President Salvador Allende. What does concern them, they say, is the prospect of a dangerous new right-left polarization in Chile if Pinochet were tried abroad. But having said that, the officials claim they are trying to signal to the Chilean government that it must "make the tough decisions it needs to" and pledge to try Pinochet itself. Of course, Pinochet has immunity at home, and no one thinks he would be put on trial there...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Pinochet Problem | 12/14/1998 | See Source »

...League campus in the grip of exams can be a very scary place. But as Yale students sit down to finals this week, they fear more than a B in biochemistry. On Dec. 4, Suzanne Jovin, a senior, was stabbed to death about two miles from campus. Police have yet to name a suspect, but last week lecturer James Van de Velde, who was advising on Jovin?s thesis and lives just blocks from the crime scene, told the New Haven, Conn., Register that he was grilled by police and asked if he killed her. "They had no relationship other...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Murder and Pornography Roil the Yale Campus | 12/13/1998 | See Source »

...Live 1966 is also some of the best you could ever hope hear from him. If you had ever stopped yourself from listening to his music because you fear his voice, fear and loathe no more. Just listen to track three on the first disc, which contains the first half of the concert, done solo and acoustic. Arguably his best and most comprehensive song, "Visions of Johanna" is one of four songs performed for the concert from one of his best albums, Blonde on Blonde--released just two days prior to the concert. Other songs from this album included...

Author: By Teri Wang, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: 1966: Hip(py)er than 1066 | 12/11/1998 | See Source »

Allen has cast Kenneth Branagh as Lee Simon, as uncannily familiar whimpering and shaking fellow in his mid-life crisis. Lee is a travel writer who has seen little beyond New England due to his fear of flying. He has just left Robin (Judy Davis), his wife of 16 years, to pursue other things, such as Bryant Park catwalks, movie stars and young struggling actresses...

Author: By Lauren M. Mechling, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: CELEBRITY | 12/11/1998 | See Source »

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