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Brown won acclaim for her portrayal of Wilde,the brilliant playwright, essayist, and novelistwhose life she captured in her adaptation ofMichael MacLiammoir's play this past fall. Withstage props consisting of whiskey, cigarettes, anda callalily, Brown created an atmosphere that ,according to a review in the Independent, servedas "the perfect...

Author: By Hallie Z. Levine, | Title: Sometimes, the Best Man For the role is a Woman | 6/8/1995 | See Source »

Debt doesn't scare Kerkorian. There is always something you can sell to pay it off. After he bought MGM in 1969, he sold off the studio's choicest assets, from its immense library of old films to warehouses filled with props and other paraphernalia. Later he added United Artists...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE SUNSHINE BOYS | 4/24/1995 | See Source »

Unfortunately, many of the film's other characters are merely cardboard props that pop up at convenient times: Evie's closet sensitive boyfriend, her shallow in-group friends, Randy's family, her timid gay-guy friend and her aunt, a grump who snaps at everyone in the house like Archie...

Author: By Cicely V. Wedgeworth, | Title: Women's Cinema Fest, On Love | 4/20/1995 | See Source »

Second, it is a great way to measure the historical gay and lesbian population. This technique brings to light important figures in history, but is somewhat problematic. Though some of the figures he mentions have not been proven to be gay or lesbian, Miller claims them anyway. He knows that...

Author: By Theodore K. Gideonse, | Title: Out and About | 4/14/1995 | See Source »

Director Jennifer Johnson (Kristen's sister) keeps the characters' personas tightly wound which makes their lines stiff and subordinate to the light and sound effects. Ward's occasional temper tantrums rely on loudness without exploring his internal trauma. The characters' stamina leads them to practically throw themselves into ritualistic scenes...

Author: By Marco M. Spino, | Title: Ghouls and Ghosts Disturb in The Remnant | 4/13/1995 | See Source »

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