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Scales-tipping actors must stay heavy to keep working

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: As a Matter of Fat . . . | 8/3/1981 | See Source »

The two sides only disagree over how soon pay scales can be equalized. The strikers demand a commitment of $3.2 million in raises over four years; the city has offered $1.45 million over two years.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Upping the Ante Over Equal Pay in San Jose | 7/20/1981 | See Source »

THANKFULLY--WE DON'T have to wait very long between fire-breathing sequences; Robbins knows what the kids have come to see. With theater-rattling thumps, our dragon stalks his turf, and like a B-52 with scales, swoops over hapless victims, booming displeasure with the human race. Great care...

Author: By Paul M. Barrett, | Title: Puff the Magic | 7/10/1981 | See Source »

This movie has two big things going for it-the dragon and the man who masterminds its slaying. The former, when he finally heaves into view, is one of the few feature creatures who actually live up to the descriptions offered by terrified witnesses during the buildup. He has scale...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Sorcerer and Apprentice | 7/6/1981 | See Source »

Giscard's scare tactics and Mitterrand's bombast were designed to affect French voters decisively when they go to the polls May 10 for the second round of balloting. But because of the peculiarity of the French electoral system, the final outcome depends not only on the win...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: France: A Tough Brawl to the Finish | 5/11/1981 | See Source »

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