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DIED. RICHARD CONDON, 81, author; in Dallas. The movie made of his novel The Manchurian Candidate, a crazy quilt of Asian communists enmeshed with U.S. fascists, seemed fantastic at the time--until the political killing at its core was echoed in the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Suddenly Condon's Freudian analysis of America as a nation of dark impulses, largely hidden from itself, was the only explanation that made sense...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones Apr. 22, 1996 | 4/22/1996 | See Source »

...inspired by this unifying, much belated approach to those who are as much a part of Harvard University as any present student or employee. Not only are they a part of Harvard, but they are indelibly woven into the fabric of our often referred to "American quilt...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: War Memorial Promotes Unity | 12/11/1995 | See Source »

...usually a men-only province, was commandeered by a phalanx of women: teen dream Alicia Silverstone (Clueless), lonely heartthrob Sandra Bullock (While You Were Sleeping and The Net), ex-Marine schoolteacher Michelle Pfeiffer (Dangerous Minds) and a feminist princess named Pocahontas. Right now, with How to Make an American Quilt, Now and Then and Home for the Holidays, the plexes are awash in sisterhood cinema. And male moviegoers aren't just staying home wishing Monday Night Football were on seven times a week. They are going to the mall to see whether these women's films just might have something...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WOMEN OF THE YEAR | 11/13/1995 | See Source »

...women's films are taking baby steps toward cinematic maturity. And they may get there faster than the guy movies do. Hear Sarah Pillsbury, co-producer with Midge Sanford of American Quilt, on action movies: "They aren't familiar. They're f---in' identical! How many of these Assassins and Die Hards can we see? There is a saturation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WOMEN OF THE YEAR | 11/13/1995 | See Source »

Agreed. Now let the women who have seized some share of power get to it: making a quilt of distinctive movies. It could be the finest legacy for future moviegoers, sons and daughters alike...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WOMEN OF THE YEAR | 11/13/1995 | See Source »

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