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...hidden Holocaust," have limited mall appeal. But in its meticulously brutal imagery, in its theme of humanity enslaved and justice outraged, in its Manichaean categorizing of people as holy victims or soulless villains, Famine-33 has important similarities to Hollywood-financed pictures coming this Christmas to a 'plex near...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tidings of Job | 12/27/1993 | See Source »

...about wanting a certain atmosphere that attracts a certain demographic." -- CINEPLEX ODEON MARKETING EXECUTIVE EXPLAINING WHY THE CHAIN'S 18-PLEX IN L.A. WOULD NOT RUN JOHN SINGLETON'S POETIC JUSTICE; AFTER THE PICTURE OPENED BIG, THE THEATER SHOWED...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cineplex Odious | 8/9/1993 | See Source »

Makes sense to anybody who's gone to the 'plex lately. Or maybe Hartley is kidding. It's hard to tell with the smartest, orneriest new outlaw in the movies...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Adding Kick To the Chic | 11/16/1992 | See Source »

...name names. TriStar Pictures knows this; it is opening the film a week early and at 800 theaters instead of the handful typical for an Allen release. The media tattlers who have already revealed the movie's reel-vs.-real twists know it. Soon so will the 'plex patrons; they will make this Allen's first hit since the 1986 Hannah and Her Sisters. Everyone seems to know it but Woody Allen...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sleepwalking Into a Mess | 9/21/1992 | See Source »

Kevin Costner is a big star. He dances with wolves, he fields his dreams, he plays Robin Hood in a California accent, and lines form outside the local plex that are longer than the queue of creditors at an S&L. Star quality: people want to watch him on the big screen. Star power: tens of millions of people will pay for the privilege. And keep on paying. His western smash, Dances with Wolves, has been filling theaters for nine months now. Last week more folks went to see it than Return to the Blue Lagoon, which...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Entertainment: Do Stars Deliver? | 8/26/1991 | See Source »

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