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...paintings is in the show, a swiftly brushed image of a shrike balanced on a branch above a caterpillar that is crawling upward, presumably to its doom. It is a graphic masterpiece. You feel the tension in the body of the bird as it balances before striking, and every flick of the brush bespeaks alertness...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Style Was Key | 12/14/1998 | See Source »

...result of the operation and the daily medication he takes, the actor hopes to continue working on his hit show for years to come. Ultimately though, Fox told Walters that he believes that "within the next 10 years, they're going to find a way to flick a switch and this is gone. Maybe one of the reasons I'm more optimistic and happier and more relaxed than people would expect me to be is I won't see 50 with this. I will see 50, but I will not have this...

Author: By Susannah B. Tobin, | Title: Alex Keaton Takes on a New Role | 12/10/1998 | See Source »

...flick of Rick Sayre's keyboard tells you all you need to know about the future of animation. "We start with a pencil and a paintbrush," says Sayre, senior animation scientist for the digital studio Pixar. On his screen is a graceful line-and-pastel drawing of two ants gazing across an underground landscape, an early rendering from the much anticipated film A Bug's Life, which opens this week. "When we recruit artists," Sayre says, "we still look for people with great hands." Then he hits the return key, and up pops the finished shot, lush with color, aglow...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Animators, Sharpen Your Pixels | 11/30/1998 | See Source »

...another portrayal of Arabs as crazed religious zealots and bombers. The Siege has many shortfalls, including two-dimensional characters. The Siege has its thrills and suspenses, and its big name cast shouldn't fail to lure the crowds, but don't expect much more than a typical action flick with the twist of modern day relevance. Keith D. DesRochers...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Brevitas | 11/20/1998 | See Source »

...another portrayal of Arabs as crazed religious zealots and bombers. The Siege has many shortfalls, including two-dimensional characters. The Siege has its thrills and suspenses, and its big name cast shouldn't fail to lure the crowds, but don't expect much more than a typical action flick with the twist of modern day relevance. Keith D. DesRochers

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Brevitas | 11/13/1998 | See Source »

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