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Moreno is able to contort his face into every manageable form of laughter, each more convincing than the last. His visage reminds one of a young Jonathan Winters, as does his sense of comic timing. Von Gerbig is hilarious as his foil; her eyes move into every possible direction. She is as artless as he is artful...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Mickey Mouse Meets Rosemary Kennedy in Two Loeb Ex One-Acts | 11/7/1996 | See Source »

Junior Henry Higdon, mean-while, enjoyed the scene in which the Chiefs put aluminum foil in their pads for that extra edge, while sophomore Clayton Rodgers goes for the time when Newman knocks the team bus with a sledgehammer to make it look "mean...

Author: By Eric F. Brown, | Title: Reel-Time Skating: Great Stick Flicks | 11/2/1996 | See Source »

...next day I noticed two Hershey's Kisses wrappers on a colleague's desk. Ordinarily I might have asked to dip into her stash; now I merely gazed at the silvery foil and moved...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: HE AIN'T HEAVY, HE'S ON REDUX | 9/23/1996 | See Source »

While the rest of the Clinton team cautions that the race will tighten, Morris predicts a rout. "The President will win by at least 10 points," he says, "and take back the House and Senate too." His cocksure style is a foil for Clinton's indecision. Morris likes to plunge into action; Clinton would just as soon wait and see. "Clinton loves to shop, and Morris loves to buy," says a White House official. "Clinton wants to browse forever; Morris wants to make off with the whole bookstore. It's a perfect marriage...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CONVENTION '96: WHO IS DICK MORRIS? | 9/2/1996 | See Source »

...even with two of him, he can't handle taking care of the kids. The second Doug, who takes over the construction job, becomes macho and tough. The third Doug is a sensitive, caring type who is worried about his inner child and obsessive about the proper way to foil-wrap meatloaf. The fourth Doug is, well, special, shaving his tongue and slurping pizza...

Author: By Malka A. Older, | Title: Keaton Is Magnificent Many Times over in 'Multiplicity' | 7/23/1996 | See Source »

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