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...Hiroshi Fujisaki ruled that no cameras will be allowed in his courtroom when the O.J. Simpson wrongful-death lawsuit commences this week. Not only that, but the attorneys in this civil case--unlike their loose-lipped counterparts who starred in the criminal proceedings--have been muzzled by a strict gag order. Courtroom sketch artists will be permitted to ply their trade, sort of: they may not draw during the proceedings and so must produce their sketches from memory after leaving court each day. And Fujisaki, who has a reputation for take-no-prisoners briskness, will not read any motions from...
...going to hump Martha, I'm disgusting?" The only break in Ayres' intensity occurred in the scene when George shoots Martha with what seems at first to be a shotgun, but releases only an umbrella; because of prop difficulties, Ayres had to shake the gun and quickly urge the gag out of the barrel--not quite the passionate moment it was supposed...
...Apartment" should easily fall within range of MTV-era attention spans, but predictably delivers nothing more substantial than its premise promises. Based upon a short film and presented as MTV's first feature presentation, the movie eventually wears thin, revolving as it does around what is ultimately a sight gag that updates "Alvin and the Chipmunks...
...marriage of the Mafia and movies provides Puzo with his longest-running gag. In scene after scene the gentlemen from New York and Las Vegas have more ethics and common courtesy than most Hollywood bosses. Puzo, of course, has a few scores to settle. In 1974 he went to the mattresses with Universal Studios over his share of profits for writing Earthquake. The experience probably explains why Bobby Bantz, LoddStone's second in command, is a fulsome repository of foul behavior and slippery business practices. Among them is the willfully complicated gross-and-net game that fattens those...
...shuttle of the future. Lockheed Martin's VentureStar, which would be built in nearby Palmdale, looks like no other spacecraft, and when Gore reached for a model airship shaped like a giant piece of pie, the group burst into applause. Undaunted, the Vice President plunged on with his scripted gag, "You don't have to be a rocket scientist to understand the importance of this moment...