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Which is where Sid's brothers--the Unstrung Heroes of this movie's title--come in. They live behind multilocked doors, surrounded by tons of old newspapers, in a downtown slum. Danny (Michael Richards of Seinfeld) is a wild-eyed, left-wing paranoid, certain that every knock on the door heralds the arrival of the FBI; Arthur (Maury Chaykin) is a soft-spoken collector of wedding-cake figures, snow domes and rubber balls that he teaches Steven to listen to, convinced the voices of the children who once bounced them still echo faintly inside...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CINEMA: DYSFUNCTIONING JUST FINE | 9/25/1995 | See Source »

...Amato cautioned those who think Clinton will be an easy straw man to knock down...

Author: By Sarah J. Schaffer, | Title: Sen. D'Amato Discusses Future of GOP | 9/19/1995 | See Source »

...There's two roadblocks," Haggerty said. "First is health...knock' on wood, and the second would be Dartmouth...

Author: By Eric F. Brown, | Title: Harriers Take it Step by Step | 9/13/1995 | See Source »

...about TV violence--or at least concerned about taking a public stance on the issue--the V chip seems a neat solution to the problem of asserting parental control. "I think that with a hundred channels coming in the future, parents should be able to push one button and knock gratuitous violence out of their homes," said cable mogul Ted Turner at a recent press conference. Representative James Moran, a Virginia Democrat, says, "We're not suggesting this is a perfect solution. All we're doing is offering something to parents who have to be in the work force. They...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TELEVISION: LOCKING OUT VIOLENCE | 7/24/1995 | See Source »

Senate majority leader Bob Dole traveled to Los Angeles to knock some of its pre-eminent citizens at a fund raiser. The presidential candidate criticized entertainment moguls for producing what he called "nightmares of depravity"-films, television and music filled with sex and brutality that "push the limits of decency." Dole took particular aim at Time Warner (TIME's parent company) for its dissemination of violence-laced gangsta-rap music...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE WEEK: MAY 28-JUNE 3 | 6/12/1995 | See Source »

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