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Shortly after his election in 1984, Duarte strode into the small town of La Palma for a dramatic, highly publicized meeting with guerrilla representatives. Subsequent attempts at talks fizzled, however. For a while, it did not seem to matter. Strengthened by dozens of U.S.-supplied helicopter gunships, the 52,000-strong Salvadoran army seemed to be slowly gaining the initiative. F.M.L.N. forces dwindled from an estimated 11,000 to around 7,000, and they alienated supporters by torching buses and planting land mines, maiming innocent civilians...
...record companies to promote their performers. These imaginative, visually arresting clips soon caught on; rock music was suddenly something to look at, not just listen to. Such performers as Duran Duran and Cyndi Lauper rode to success on them; top Hollywood directors, including John Landis and Brian De Palma, tried their hand at making them. The glitzy, fast-paced "MTV style" seeped into everything from movies to television commercials. MTV, in short...
...filmmakers needed was actors to fill the clothes. Harrison Ford and Mel Gibson were considered for Ness; both were unavailable. On the recommendation of Steven Spielberg and Lawrence Kasdan, and with Linson's avid support, De Palma selected Costner. Says De Palma: "Like Connery, he's very straightforward. He gives you everything he's got, but he wants you to play by the rules." It worked out fine; in a week the actor has gone from Who's he? to heartthrob. That is a status Connery has easily worn for a quarter-century, and he was happy to fall into...
...presumably, helped get audiences into the picture. But only word of mouth can get them to keep coming. They probably will, for The Untouchables has all the right lures: ripe violence, period flash and the triumph of good over venal. As De Palma puts it, "It's like a John Ford western. A good guy is on a mission and gets help. At the end he walks off into the sunset. It's a simple story told in a classical way." That might seem a bit too simple for De Palma, Mamet, De Niro and the other smart lads...
...Ganglord Al Capone and Supercop Eliot Ness has all the right lures: ripe violence, tough guys in chic suits, the triumph of good over venal. No wonder it looks to be a summer smash. It is also a surprise hit for the film' s pricey talent: Director Brian De Palma, Screenwriter David Mamet and Stars Robert De Niro and Sean Connery...