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...Cornell contigent tonight will undoubtedly be encouraging Ithaca's Rambo with their loud "Kill Schafer, Kill" cheers...
Yevtushenko recently captured international headlines when he denounced Sylvester Stallone's films, "Rocky IV" and "Rambo: First Blood, Part II" as "warnography." Yevtushenko told a press gathering in the Soviet Union that the films' images of violence toward Soviets undermined friendly relations between the U.S. and the USSR...
...then the Theatricals might have some sort of defense. They are handing out an entertainment award, not the Nobel Peace Prize. But Stallone's last two films were cynically obvious attempts to milk every last dollar out of old wounds and reflexive aggression. The politics of Rocky IV and Rambo were essential to their demagogic appeal...
...look for a summer job. Maybe someone would hire a devious turncoat. I couldn't help chuckling at a poster touting Sylvester Stallone as Hasty Pudding Theatricals' Man of the Year. This time, the Beast grabbed me by the throat. "Imperialist dog," it growled, "Rambo-loving fascist! I bet you step on Third World nations before breakfast...
...video outlets. The industry is now pushing hard for a share of rental fees. Nonetheless, in five years, Hollywood has more than doubled its take in the two markets combined. Even "soft" 1985 combined revenue was up 20% over "hot" 1984. VCR hits may be recent theatrical hits (Rambo just set a record with a first-day order of 427,000 sales) or moldering musicals (last year the 1954 Bing Crosby film White Christmas sold more than 250,000 units). And surveys have found that many VCR owners are more avid moviegoers after their purchase than before. Renting cassettes opens...