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...shadow of a Teddy bear. "Pooh is a toy I had as a child," says Mime, now a bookstore owner in Devon, England. "The exploitation of the books makes me sick. I do hope there will be no more of these anniversaries." Anyway, as Pooh's gloomy pal Eeyore philosophized in The House at Pooh Corner: "What are birthdays? Here today and gone tomorrow...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Oct. 25, 1976 | 10/25/1976 | See Source »

There is very little plot. The film evolves through a series of incidents about a group of children in the French town of Theirs. Two boys sneak into a movie theater. A couple of brothers relieve a pal of his haircut money by tending to the tonsorial chores themselves. A little girl named Sylvie, sly and lovely, refuses to dine out with her parents, then organizes an intricate foodlift for herself among concerned neighbors...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: State of Grace | 10/11/1976 | See Source »

...Dassault dossier to his new friend, Kay, who failed to return it. According to De Vathaire, Kay threatened to kill him and demanded money in exchange for the dossier. Whether to yield to his blackmailer, to divvy up the loot with his accomplice, or just to relax with a pal, De Vathaire met with Kay at a resort hotel near the Swiss border after the theft, whereupon both men vanished. So did the 8 million francs. Last week Kay phoned a Paris newspaper from his hideaway, declaring, "I had nothing to do with it. For once, I wasn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FRANCE: The Prodigal Accountant | 9/20/1976 | See Source »

...tooth for stardom. Although Florrie Dugger insists that she wants to go into nursing, John Cassisi says that while acting, he was "in euphoria. You know, I'm only 14, and I think I own the picture." He is already talking about turning pro, and so is his pal Scott, who is also keeping a veterinarian career in mind in case things do not work out. This slightly skeptical and eminently practical attitude probably has its origins in Scott's first taste of traditional show biz heartbreak. "You know," he says, "I wanted to keep my hat from...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Little Caesars in Never-Never Land | 9/6/1976 | See Source »

...veteran who gets most of what he requires out of life by patrolling along the water's edge. When Rick thinks he may want a little more than fresh air, sunshine, the chance to meet a few new girls and to save a life now and then, a pal helps him to find a job selling Porsches. Rick will finish out this last season on the beach and then start peddling fast cars to the upwardly mobile even as he enlists in their ranks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Sink or Swim | 8/16/1976 | See Source »

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