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...fresh, dead-on and perfectly timed. From the miscellaneous tortured souls ("What did you do?" "I invented aluminum siding") in the netherworld to its wonderfully nefarious ruler ("I ran a Hollywood studio for two years, but you can't trust those people"), Allen's pen bleeds snappy oneliners and razor-sharp satire. If only the preceding hour of the film had been as enjoyable...

Author: By Jordan I. Fox, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Deconstructing Allen's 'Harry' | 1/9/1998 | See Source »

Lumet is not at all new to the directing game. He proved that he had the ability to make a razor-sharp satire with Network, and showed that he could tell intensely compelling stories with films as diverse as 12 Angry Men and Dog Day Afternoon. So how did the pro go wrong...

Author: By Jordan I. Fox, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Sidney, Baby, We Gotta Talk | 11/7/1997 | See Source »

Harvard (3-4-3, 1-1-2 Ivy) was coming off a razor-sharp 5-0 victory over a powerhouse Boston University team at Ohiri Field a week earlier...

Author: By Jason Mclaughlin, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Men's Soccer Salvages Deadlock Against Cornell | 10/20/1997 | See Source »

...skin has been so damaged by the acid that it's liquefied," says Himel. It begins to stick to the razor-sharp peeler, which he wipes repeatedly to keep it clean...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TO HELL AND BACK | 10/1/1997 | See Source »

...idea behind the giveaway was that the new channels would be used to provide high-definition television (HDTV), which features razor-sharp pictures and CD-quality sound, as well as a host of other digital services. Broadcasters argued that without getting the channels for free, they could never afford to develop HDTV. And, they emphasized, it was only a loan: by 2006, the rollout of digital TV would be complete, and they would give back their old analog channel space. Fair enough, perhaps, if seeing Dan Rather's pores clearly is worth $70 billion to the nation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A BANDWIDTH BONANZA | 9/1/1997 | See Source »

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