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...almost impossible task in dealing with this movie. Adaptations of novels are harder to perfect than are original screenplays. The Color Purple poses an especially difficult problem for the potential adaptor, both because the book was widely read and because it adheres to the problematic first-person narrative format. Spielberg seems to realize the latter difficulty and attempts to avoid that puzzle simply by abandoning Celie's first-person narration within the first half hour of the movie. Another difficulty is length. The movie clocks in at two and a half hours, approximately the same time it takes to read...

Author: By Jeff Chase, | Title: The Color Too Purple | 1/31/1986 | See Source »

...Friday--Faced with plunging advertising revenues, The Crimson renames itself 'Harvard Today' and begins publication in four-color, four-section format. Included is a full-page Harvard weather map, showing atmospheric conditions everywhere from the School of Public Health to Harvard Black Rock Forest, and a rundown of the top news house by house. Says actress Joan Collins, "Harvard Today's Life section separates the facts from the gossip, and the men from the boys...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A Banner Year | 1/6/1986 | See Source »

National newspapers and magazines have recently reported on the Harvard Law School. The Crimson has finally joined the fray. Its use of a "rogues' gallery" format to suggest dramatic but unfounded revelations disregards sound journalistic principles and disserves the Harvard community. Richard B. Stewart Byrne Professor of Administrative...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Law Prof Responds | 12/9/1985 | See Source »

...first or second place finish in the tournament essentially--but not necessarily--guarantees a bid to NCAA Tournament, which starts the following weekend and utilizes the same format: quarterfinals at campuses the first weekend, followed by the Final Four...

Author: By Nick Wurf, | Title: Tabbed for the Top | 11/15/1985 | See Source »

Pipes said that in his experience as a presidential advisor he had never attended a session like yesterday's. He termed the format of the meeting "very unusual," describing it as "almost a seminar...

Author: By Cecile E. Kuznitz, | Title: Harvard Experts Brief Reagan on USSR | 11/8/1985 | See Source »

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