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...impersonate a gangster. I will spare you the suspense; both of these scenes are indeed in the film, one of them more than once. But the film has surprises, even within the more predictable scenes. Primo Sindone (Chazz Palminteri)'s reaction to Paul's expressed desire for "closure" is priceless, and Ben's chrome-suited "consigliglieri" is likewise not to be missed...

Author: By John W. Baxindine, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Analyze This Movie | 3/5/1999 | See Source »

Whose Line's current run ends March 17, but it's a good bet to return. The show boasts solid ratings, costs next to nothing to produce and provides priceless laughs for people with three-figure IQs. Somewhere the ghost of Oscar Levant is watching Whose Line, listening to Says You! He may even be smiling...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Parties for Smarties | 3/1/1999 | See Source »

...themes. In "What Our Dead Do,"Herbert hazards that the dead "hunt for jobs /whisper the numbers of lottery tickets," thensomberly notes that we imagine them "snug as theburrow of a mouse." Surely that comparison makesthe daily grind of errands and ambition seem likedeath. In one of his most priceless prose poems,"The Wolf and the Sheep," Herbert has the wolfexplain to the sheep that he is about to devourthat, "You have no idea how silly it is to be abad wolf. Were it not for Aesop, we would sit onour hind legs and gaze at the sunset. I like...

Author: By Benjamin E. Lytal, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Zbigniew H. Dies, a Master | 2/12/1999 | See Source »

...take on this not entirely congenial activity, two stand out. First, I want to make a gesture of thanks to an institution which continues to be awfully good to me. Most people do not realize the advantages of living near one's college. Just to mention one priceless perk, the university allows me to buy a Harvard College Library card for $10 a year (the over-age-65 rate). I get to choose among millions of books for my own research and leisure interests. I could also discuss other agreeable benefits such as a long-standing association with an undergraduate...

Author: By Richard Griffin, | Title: Still on the Phone | 11/19/1998 | See Source »

...most amusing moments come when 6-year-old Victoria Pontecorvo, who plays the orphan Molly, mischievously mimics Struthers' outlandish antics. Pontecorvo's tiny size and huge smile will immediately win any audience over, and her imitation of Miss Hannigan's drunken walk and fondness for the flask are priceless. "It's the Hard-Knock Life," the orphan's second song, is an adorable synchronized number filled with metal wash-buckets and rags, and choreographer Peter Gennaro wisely capitalizes on the charm of his youngest orphan as she tap-dances and cartwheels into the spotlight...

Author: By Christina B. Rosenberger, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: IT'S THE HARD KNOCK LIFE | 11/13/1998 | See Source »

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