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...wait. Seidelman has had the wit to cast that uncannily resourceful actor John Malkovich as both Jeff Peters, the mad -- well, anyway, crabby -- scientist who created Ulysses, and the mechanical marvel himself. The former is a ferocious misanthrope, misogynist and klutz; the latter is, naturally and logically, everything his master cannot hope to be. He moves, for example, not with the herky-jerky nervousness of his creator or a too cute movie robot. Instead, Malkovich invests him with a preternatural smoothness. His character is equally subtle. It may be based on the wise-child conventions on which the typical...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Making Mr. Right | 4/13/1987 | See Source »

...mysteriously innocent old Russian priest and at others times reminded you of an elderly archeologist in his comfortable classroom, musing and harking back...He pretended to enjoy the official opinion of the court, that he might be mad. 'I am the Rock,' he said thoughtfully, nodding. 'I am Captain Marvel...

Author: By Jeff Chase, | Title: The Magic Gardner | 3/25/1987 | See Source »

Saturday night, the second half and Harvard worked out their differences and the Crimson emerged with a 78-72 victory over Brown at Marvel Gym in Providence...

Author: By Jennifer M. Frey, | Title: Cagers Gain Split With Bruins | 2/23/1987 | See Source »

PROVIDENCE, R.I.--Guards Keith Webster and Mike Gielen combined for 54 points as the Harvard men's basketball team snapped a 22-game road losing streak while knocking off defending Ivy League champion Brown, 108-90, last night before 1323 fans here at Marvel...

Author: By Geoffrey Simon, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Men Cagers Send Brown Tumbling Down | 2/7/1987 | See Source »

Crimson, 108-90 at Marvel...

Author: By Geoffrey Simon, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Men Cagers Send Brown Tumbling Down | 2/7/1987 | See Source »

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