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...read a TelePrompTer or possibly hatch a thought. This makes the 18-year-old actress the ideal vessel for Clueless, an enjoyable movie that says a lot about the needs of Americans, and not just teens, in the mid-'90s. The tale has Cher (Silverstone), a popular high-schooler in Beverly Hills, toiling as a matchmaker, as her father's confidant, as a makeover adviser to a clumsy friend (Brittany Murphy) and as her stepbrother's nemesis. All this echoes the plot of a certain Jane Austen novel. But the touchstone of Clueless is less Emma than Hammacher Schlemmer...
...jokes by surfing the reviews and get a hint of star Alicia Silverstone's blithe luster by watching MTV's relentless promotions. Nevertheless, this is an enjoyable movie that says a lot about the needs of Americans in the mid '90s. As Cher, a popular Beverly Hills high schooler toiling as a matchmaker and makeover adviser to a clumsy friend, Silverstone is the model of conspicuous consumption: wanting, having and wearing, in style. But Amy Heckerling ("Fast Times at Ridgemont High") succeeds in getting the viewer to like Cher and her friends even as she pokes fun at them. "Silverstone...
...found Prager's wartime story "Flight to Freedom" moving and nostalgic. I am one of thousands who had a similar experience. I grew up in Latvia and was a green high-schooler when, in 1945, I was sent to work at forced labor by the Germans. After the war, I ended up in a displaced-persons camp and managed to emigrate to England. There I studied art, and finally came to Canada. Powerful memories of those chaotic days are with me still. ELMAR DAMBERGS Rosseau, Canada...
...true that people come off the field with bruises and scratches, but I wasn't attracted to the sport because of the physical play," Schooler says. "People enjoy it for both the aggression and strategy...
...really both the physical activity and the camaraderie that's attractive," Schooler says. "It's a great group on and off the field...