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...hunters hunt--a mole must enjoy life to the hilt while he can. In January 1992 Ames bought his third Jaguar. He traded in his 2 1/2-year-old white one for a red XJ6. As he had done all along, Ames blithely drove his Jaguar into the CIA parking lot every workday...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE AMES SPY HUNT | 5/22/1995 | See Source »

...lingering head cold is the direct result of the psychological trauma brought on by Nathan's refusal to tie the knot, sneezes her way through one of the best musical theater songs ever written. And Toro, obviously enjoying himself, plays the crass and loose lipped New Yorker to the hilt...

Author: By Danielle E. Kwatinetz, | Title: Nice Guys (and Dolls) Finish First | 5/4/1995 | See Source »

...Hideaway" weeps for its own lack of inspiration, demonstrating with pitiful clarity how movies have been reduced to good actors and good special effects exploited to the hilt--Jeff Goldblum's just his loveable self, and heaven and hell are much revamped and looking pretty spiffy. Whether this is enough to get us through the movie is another question...

Author: By Judith E. Dutton, | Title: Good Heavens! Goldblum's Hell of a Flick | 3/16/1995 | See Source »

...group who used the "L-word" to the hilt in the 1988 and 1992 presidential campaigns, conservatives certainly betray a lot of fear about the "C-word." Heaven forfend that any right-wing organizations should have the words "Republican" or "conservative" in their names! These opponents of gun control, among other things, could do much more towards becoming straight shooters...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: D A R T B O A R D | 3/11/1995 | See Source »

...largely due to Palmenteri's fabulous performance), a moody genius with a big gun. The intelligence of the script is particularly apparent here: rather than trying to transform Cheech from a hood to an artist, Allen is content to make him an artistic hood, which Palminteri plays to the hilt...

Author: By Daniel N. Halpern, | Title: Biting the Woody 'Bullets' | 11/3/1994 | See Source »

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