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That's the main line. A whole lot of other interesting stuff feeds smoothly into it: the fight against cancer by Jack's shrewd old mentor (James Earl Jones); an FBI secretary seduced by the oiliest drug runner; the field operatives led by Willem Dafoe who do spectacular damage to the cartel's operations; amusing glimpses of the life-style of its rich and infamous boss. What's truly appealing about the film is that it plays fair with all this material and the audience. Unlike the typical action movie, which is always trampling over narrative logic in order...
...Next Generation's" bid for Best Drama Series -- the first time a syndicated show has been nominated for the honor. THE OOPS AWARD GOES TO: Comedian Tim Allen and his staff, who missed the nomination deadline for entering the star of "Home Improvement," which is a Best Comedy front runner...
...when Martinez called a time-out for a muscle injury. The delay seemed to break Navratilova's concentration, but she held on to win the set, 6-3. In the decisive third set, however, younger legs prevailed 6-3. But the warmest cheers after the match belonged to the runner-up, who magnanimously allowed Martinez a solo turn around her court with the trophy. Pausing as she left the stadium, Navratilova stooped and picked a tuft of turf as a last memento. "I wasn't so splendorful today," she said. And was this really the end? "Definitely. Enough...
...Southern town in Alabama, he may as well have been from Mars. But he overcame this handicap, breaking off the braces in one touching scene, and he never looked behind to see who was eating his dust. From such odd roots, he goes on to become a world-renowned runner and athlete. He serves in Vietnam and travels the world...
...crisis, people condense into their essential selves. O.J. Simpson was, essentially, a very great runner. That was how a bowlegged kid with rickets had escaped the slums where he was born, how a football superstar had become a national icon, always outrunning his obstacles, finding daylight where there wasn't any. "I'll tell you," he used to say, "my speed has always been my best weapon. So if I can't run away from whatever it is, I don't need to be there...