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...deflected all suggestions of a rivalry between the two pictures, or between himself and Moore, whom he has known for more than 20 years. If there is a difference, Connery says, it is in their approach to character: "I start with the serious and then try to inject as much humor as I can, to get a balance of the ingredients. Roger comes in the humor door, and I go out it." Director Irvin Kershner, whose last film, The Empire Strikes Back, mixed romance and rue, sees Never Say Never as "an entertainment, but with real people and human values...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: James Bond Meets His Match | 11/1/1982 | See Source »

Weinstein says he went through with his act to inject a little humor into the usually drab graduation ceremony. And he explains. "Stuyvesant, which specializes in the sciences, is usually considered a nerdy school, and so the valedictorian is thought to be the biggest nerd of all I wanted to counter that impression...

Author: By Antony J. Blinken, | Title: But Seriously Folks. . . | 10/29/1982 | See Source »

Burt Young also manages to everyone the limits of the script to portray Jerry as a sensitive, almost childlike, individual, not merely the bumbling sidekick of the fast-talking Alex. As Patti, however, Ann-Margaret is listless; she seems to have given up on trying to inject any energy into here role. Of course, the script never gives her a chance: Patti's character is merely a contrivance of the plot--an extra ingredient thrown into the stew to provide an attractive diversion from the rather bland main course...

Author: By Lewis J. Desimone, | Title: Snake Eyes | 10/18/1982 | See Source »

...rising number of victims of repeat offenders. Surely a system can be designed that will select criminals who are worthy of alternative forms of punishment, like restitution or community service, and will still incarcerate those who have a history of violence or repeated criminality. Such a reform would inject a measure of reason into an area largely ruled by emotion...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Oct. 4, 1982 | 10/4/1982 | See Source »

...suffering. And mere human, everyday suffering means nothing to you." She knows that he is sleeping with a young native girl, and this knowledge undermines her already unsteady self-confidence. She leans emotionally on her daughter Lily ("my old sweetheart"); the twelve-year-old girl must learn to inject Anna with drugs, care for her younger brother and sister and helplessly watch her family disintegrate. She must also, years later, find the strength to put the past behind...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Survivor | 10/4/1982 | See Source »

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