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...spot in the generation of young film-schooled directors that included Lucas, Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola and Brian DePalma, who together created a new, nervy kind of movie-literate cinema but who then, as the 1970s wore on into the '80s and '90s, made some really rotten movies along with the good. Malick's reputation, meanwhile, remains crystalline, pure with the promise and power of his youthful work. Badlands, which was shot for somewhere between $250,000 and $350,000--no money even in those days--starred Martin Sheen and Sissy Spacek as on-the-lam lovers...
...thought we had drafted a pretty good team. But it took us a while to get the talents in synch. Too many vacations, too little practice time, too many boneheaded plays, dropped fly balls and rotten coaching decisions. We improved noticeably toward the end of the season, but still...
...when we were not infuriated by her) because she represented in herself so many of the worries our own children are likely to foist upon us--disappointing school grades, anorexia and bulimia, unsuitable young men, a tendency to show off, a preoccupation with clothes and publicity, a rotten marriage, single motherhood and trouble with the in-laws...
RAMALLAH, West Bank: A panel of Palestinian legislators has called for the heads of Yasser Arafat's entire Cabinet after finding plenty rotten in the operation of the would-be state. The probe, initiated by the state comptroller's office, also recommended that three ministers stand trial for diverting $1.5 billion in contributions from international donors and mismanaging the Palestinian autonomy government's $800 million annual budget, often for personal gain. Arafat's spokesman punted, claiming that the findings simply justified plans for a Cabinet reshuffle. Hold on there, cowboy. "The mismanagement starts from...
...YORK: Turns out Apple wasn't so rotten. Crediting a new line of Macintoshes and a corporate shakeup, Apple was pleased Wednesday to report a smaller-than-expected loss for the spring quarter: just $56 million. Hardly a profit, but at $1.7 billion, revenue was slightly up from $1.6 billion for the first three months of 1997. After analysts predicted losses topping $100 million, investors should be pleased. Meanwhile, the bruised Apple may look a little tastier to prospective CEOs...