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...Sousuke Uno resigned in disgrace after a former geisha he had patronized broke her profession's code of silence to denounce him as too small-minded a man to lead the country. His successor rushed to appoint two women to his Cabinet. The press seized upon the opportunity to rave about the dawning of Onna no Jidai (the Era of Women...
...reason prevails and Henry & June is released as is, its ads can run a money quote: "A masterpiece! Don't cut a frame of it!" What movie critic proffered that rave? Richard Heffner, head of the rating board, who made those comments to Kaufman as he awarded the film its toxic...
...late Irene Dunne, she adds spin and sizzle to every bon mot. By sinking ever so slightly into world- weariness, Streep can locate the desperation in Suzanne's banter while keeping her delivery featherlight. And she can sing too, bringing her uniquely precise passion to ballads and down-home rave-ups. "I don't want life to imitate art," Suzanne says with her usual blithe exasperation. "I want life to be art." This comedy is art, as exhilarating as the first autumn breeze after a summer of movie bloat...
Chrysler has tantalized car buffs for more than a year with glimpses of a muscular two-seater called the Viper. The roadster won rave reviews at U.S. auto shows, but Chrysler coyly refused to say whether the Viper would ever become a production car. The fan dance ended last Friday when Chairman Lee Iacocca said the company will build the car, but only about 500 annually. Powered by a 400-h.p., ten-cylinder engine, the Viper will be built for speed and handling. Chrysler insiders claim that the car will be able to accelerate like a rocket sled, zooming from...
...from his first drafts.) Then there are the lonely critics: may be they have friends in the theater and would like to be friendlier, or maybe they would like to have more friends in theater, or maybe they would just like to have more friends. They love writing a rave review, but better yet, they love visiting with the cast after the review has been printed...