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Also, like the previous group, they acknowledge the difficulty of getting much done in such a short time on the board. "I adhere to the original platform," says Laura Pollard, a third-year law student, "but it takes a lot more time than any of us had originally anticipated," she adds...
...says Brenda Watson, a founder of the West Linn, Ore., firm that makes the anatomically correct dolls. "But what happened to him or her was worse. The only way to protect the children is to go through the judicial system." -By Bennett H. Beach. Reported by Magda Krance/Chicago and Laura Meyers/Los Angeles
...Fellows, all of whom will make their first appearance on February 3 at a Kennedy School panel discussion, also include mediation specialist Laura D. Blackburue, Susan K. Catania, a former Illinois state senator former New Jersey Congressman Andrew Maguire, and John O'Sullivan, formerly a writer for The London Daily Telegraph...
...movie. He maintains an ironic edge throughout, towards both the world and himself. This makes his portrayal of pathos both palatable and convincing. While Mary Beth Hurt's role does not allow for the scope or development of her performance in The World According to Garp, her Laura is likeable, a modern version of the waif. The visual effects are understated and well-controlled; the scenery--running the gamut from dingy grey rooms to dingy grey hospital corridors--parallels the predominant emotional tones of the piece. The most surprising thing, however, is that Chilly Scenes is fun to watch...
Charles is undeterred, however, "Don't worry. I'm not going to beg," he assures the audience, fooling no one. Laura moves in, finally. They cook his favorite dessert, dance to gramophone schlock, buy a bird-feeder. The shortness of domestic bliss keeps it from over-sweetening the movie, as Laura soon finds herself stifled by Charles' passion and jealousy. There are absurd attempts to fetch her back from Ox and his daughter, mostly culminating in physical removal. It is obvious that the romance, as all romance in Chilly Scenes, was at best a respite rather than a rescue from...