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...food itself gets rave reviews. "Quincy makes the best hamburgers in town. "Says Master David A. Aloian...

Author: By Mary Humes, | Title: The Grills Next Door | 10/29/1983 | See Source »

Such an account in other hands might be a pompous progression of rave reviews, gently tinted by hindsight. Not here; Houseman has an adequate ego, but he is caustic and funny, a wry observer of theatrical furies and hysterias, including his own. He admits, stout fellow, to taking on the direction of a hopeless Jane Fonda film (The Cool of the Day) simply because it is to be shot on location in Greece and he wants a vacation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Act III | 8/15/1983 | See Source »

Commanding officers rave about the better class of recruits coming in. Says Major General Theodore Jenes Jr., the commander of Colorado's Fort Carson Army post: "The quality we're seeing is going up at an astounding rate. The new kids are easy to train. They have a better sense that the world is a pretty dangerous place and that somebody's got to defend all those things that we believe in." The days of a judge telling a miscreant to join the Army or go to jail are over. "We won't take...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Answering Uncle Sam's Call | 5/23/1983 | See Source »

...awards, suddenly there are a lot more Gandhi admirers who are less apt to criticize the film because, after all, it was so important. But at least as many E.T. and Tootsie fans feel they still deserve their day in court. Gandhi's closest rivals, E.T. and Tootsie, received rave reviews and, in E.T.'s case, provided years of children's toys to come. Perhaps these movies are not as self-consciously conscientious as Gandhi, but they were what pleased Americans the most this year. Where are the Gandhi dolls? And you have to admit that the saga...

Author: By Meredith E. Greene, | Title: Gone Astray | 4/16/1983 | See Source »

...addition, Lopez is among the most popular teachers at UCLA-"intense, but with a sense of humor," Bruce C. Doering, president of the UCLA Law Students Bar Association, said last week. His civil rights course in particular gets rave reviews from students, so much so that it has a waiting list for enrollment, Doering added

Author: By Gilbert Fuchsberg, | Title: Resisters of Registration May Get Aid | 2/15/1983 | See Source »

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