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Dates: during 1980-1989
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There's a lot of hate in this film. There's an attitude that problems are not solved with talk but with muscle and assorted steel by-products. Granted that when you go into a Schwarzenegger movie, you should expect more violence and less categorical imperative. Unfortunately, Commando isn't even entertaining at the gut level envisioned by Director Lefter. It just isn't creative or spirited enough, and it is specifically creativity and spirit make a good adventure flick, not the final body count. If you're going to kill someone, at least kill them in an interesting...

Author: By Christopher J. Farley, | Title: Bang, Bang | 11/8/1985 | See Source »

...that there is some confusion over whether students currently have full voting rights. Offutt said if the director of the Core Curriculum does not give council members voting rights, he may have to ask the secretary of the faculty to interpret the Core committee's legislation. If the situation isn't resolved to his satisfaction, Offutt said the council might pose the issue to the full faculty...

Author: By John Rosenthal, | Title: Council to Seek More Say At Core, Faculty Meetings | 11/8/1985 | See Source »

...discussions are basically in New York now. Harvard isn't actively involved anymore. We are letting them decide what proposals are feasible and sensible," Steiner said...

Author: By Joseph F Kahn, | Title: Selling a Piece of the Rock | 11/7/1985 | See Source »

...Brien plays her role here with exceptional subtlety and sensitivity--she is understated but all the more effective because of it. Mary has sought freedom in countless bedrooms, and has become cynical and bitter, and Walters successfully captures this disillusionment. Joanne has never grown up, and her life isn't quite as blissful as she pretends it is. Roberts does an excellent job of maintaining her character despite the fact that both of her fellow actresses have changed dramatically. Moreover, she manages to be incredibly annoying and totally endearing at the same time. We want...

Author: By Jennifer L. Mnookin, | Title: The Old College Try? | 11/7/1985 | See Source »

...offbeat place and its equally remarkable and offbeat people. Anyone who can remember one tenth of the details will be a walking encyclopedia of things Texan from the number of types of cactus in Big Ben National Park to the unlikely origin of "The Yellow Rose of Texas." Texas isn't a bad combination of Trivial Pursuit and Dallas, but it isn't a good way to get to know Texas either...

Author: By David S. Graham, | Title: The Facts Without the Feelings of Texas | 11/6/1985 | See Source »

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