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Word: robin (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...thing's definitely for sure. The stars sure do come out for Christmas. Tom Cruise in Magnolia, Jodie Foster, Robin Williams, Denzel Washington, Pacino, Carrey, Damon, Paltrow, Diaz, Hanks, Jewel...

Author: By Soman S. Chainani, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Holiday Movies: Winter time, and the screening is easy | 12/17/1999 | See Source »

...Translating the 600-odd-page novel to screen wasn't an easy task. Previous attempts at movie adaptations of Irving's novels have disappointed. Hotel New Hampshire, even with the talents of Jodie Foster and Beau Bridges, was pretty bad, and The World According to Garp, starring Robin Williams, wasn't much better. The worst, however, was Simon Birch, the big-screen "adaptation" of A Prayer for Owen Meany. It was so terrible, in fact, that Irving forced Disney to remove the original characters' names from the movie, leaving only a "loosely inspired by" credit. These films were missing...

Author: By Andrew P. Nikonchuk, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Tobey: Irving Writes Own Rules | 12/17/1999 | See Source »

...plot loosely follows Asimov's outline. The robot in question, played by Robin Williams, is acquired by the wealthy Martin family. Although they were simply looking for help with the household chores, it quickly becomes clear to the father of the family (Sam Neill) that the robot, which they have named Andrew, has great artistic and intellectual abilities. Andrew also becomes the closest friend of the youngest Martin daughter, known only as "Little Miss" (Embeth Davidtz as an adult). The film progresses, as the title suggests, over 200 years, and in that time Andrew is granted his freedom and embarks...

Author: By Daniel A. Zweifach, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Wired Dreams May Come: Schmaltzy Bicentennial Man | 12/17/1999 | See Source »

...David A. Tortorella Matthew S. Trent Anne C. Tsai Caroline F. Turcotte David K. Ulrich Gaurav A. Upadhyay Lauren L. Valiente Ari M. Vander Walde Olivia Verma Josh L. Viertel Donald C. Vile Emily R. Von Kohorn Elizabeth A. Walat E. Davis Walker Lydia L. Walsh Timothy T. Wang Robin M. Wasserman Pamela S. Wasserstein Ashley F. Waters Chad-Affonso Wathington Laura M. Weinrib Talya M. Weisbard Taharee A. Webb Nicholas P. Weiss Eric D. Werker Peter J. Wertheim Lauren A. Wetzler Elizabeth E. White Jared S. White Tobie E. Whitman Lauren A. Wiebe David A. Williams James...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fifteen Minutes: World Famous | 12/16/1999 | See Source »

...have to let a lot of people know about [findings made here] to change public health," said Robin C. Herman, director of communications at HSPH. "It doesn't work just to have doctors or scientist know...

Author: By Daniel P. Mosteller, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Getting the Word Out | 12/14/1999 | See Source »

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