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As the fissures in the marriage deepened, it was easy to tell which parent was in charge on a particular day. Diana dressed the boys in baseball caps and jeans. When Charles took over, they wore proper jackets and ties and well-polished shoes. According to her biographer, Sarah Bradford...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: HERE COMES WILLS | 7/22/1996 | See Source »

And Sayles does indeed treat the small Texan Town ("Frontera") as a kind of continuous backdrop, across the generations, for all the plotlines. His camera technique reflects this: in lieu of the sudden cuts to flashbacks, he uses one, long camera movement to go back in time. The effect has...

Author: By Nicolas R. Rapold, | Title: 'Star' an Antidote to Fluff | 7/16/1996 | See Source »

As Sheriff Sam Deeds, Chris Cooper provides the stable, central force trying to pull scattered elements into his orbit: Sayles lingers over both his slow ambles and his surprised starts to great effect. Kris Kristofferson, as Sheriff Wade in the many flashbacks, comes off as both The Bad and The...

Author: By Nicolas R. Rapold, | Title: 'Star' an Antidote to Fluff | 7/16/1996 | See Source »

How did they blend in so well? The state relaxed its gun-control laws two years ago, and Joel Breshin of the Arizona Anti-Defamation League points out that, "it's not unusual in Arizona to see people walking around in Army camouflage or walking to and from their car...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A NEST OF VIPERS | 7/15/1996 | See Source »

In addition, this lifestyle of food scrutiny has brought with it some social ramifications. Even those who pride themselves on being indifferent to societal weight pressures are affected by the trend when they mingle with their fat-conscious friends. There is a wedge driven between the fat police and the...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: '(Fat-)Free at Last!' | 7/9/1996 | See Source »

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