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Word: perfectly (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Welcome to show biz, Michael. You're going to write a lot of ibids under this scene. For among the other aliens from Hollywood's outer space are a terminally insecure screenwriter hilariously impersonated by that perfectly assured actor Bob Hoskins; a leading man (Michael Caine) who comes alive only when he puts himself at risk, either by seducing other men's wives or by driving dangerously; a director (Saul Rubinek) whose perfect tastelessness is matched by his impenetrable egocentricity. Obviously Writer-Director Alda has not spent his spare time on television and movie sets on the phone with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The Road of Good Intentions Sweet Liberty | 5/19/1986 | See Source »

During lottery season, the pursuit of the perfect rooming group begins. Sometimes new friendships must be formed or old ones broken to fit the desired suite. Lottery chances are calculated and scrutinized...

Author: By Mary E. Sarotte, | Title: Coed Living at Harvard | 5/16/1986 | See Source »

Parker's continuing search for the perfect rowing chemistry means that the heavies will show yet another new line-up Sunday. Curt Pieckenhagen will stroke the varsity boat for the first time this season and the second time in his career, succeeding George Hunnewell, Dan Grout, and Steve Wayne--all of whom served exactly one race in that capacity for this year's Crimson...

Author: By Ken Segel, | Title: Oarsmen Prepare For Sprints | 5/16/1986 | See Source »

...popular shows as T.J. Hooker and Days of Our Lives. At first Columbia churned out movie after movie, as if trying to muscle its way to a bigger market share. That approach led to one smash hit, Ghostbusters, and a string of expensive clinkers, including The Slugger's Wife, Perfect and Crossroads. But at the same time, Columbia forged a deal with Home Box Office and CBS to create Tri-Star Pictures as a jointly financed vehicle for movie production, an arrangement that now earns millions for Coca-Cola...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fizz, Movies and Whoop-De-Do | 5/12/1986 | See Source »

...quests too familiar, the special effects too rudimentary--no laser blades here, just an endless arsenal of singing swords. Nor did the heroes and heroines of these chivalrous tales have much vitality; they were as pure as toothpaste, and as sexy. How could the Forces of Evil defeat these perfect folk? And how could the modern moviegoer care? Only Conan the Barbarian made much box-office noise, perhaps because it had Attila Schwarzenegger punching out entire races as if he were a Dark Ages "Duke" Wayne...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Pictures At an Exhibition Legend | 5/12/1986 | See Source »

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