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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Undeterred by the minor literary scandal that ensued and obviously a sucker for a rattling good (if wildly improbable) yarn, writer-director Barry Levinson proceeded with his screen adaptation of the story. In doing what a filmmaker must do--strip a book to its narrative essence--he has perhaps resolved whatever controversy may still cling to Carcaterra's work. We now see clearly that the author's primary source wasn't life but movies...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CINEMA: CRIMES OF THE HEART | 10/28/1996 | See Source »

...believed them," the victim said, adding that he gave them the amount they requested, passing it through a hole in the window screen...

Author: By Ariel R. Frank, | Title: Student Robbed Through Screen In Wigglesworth | 10/24/1996 | See Source »

According to the victim, the white male produced a knife and threatened he had a gun. The suspect sliced through the screen and demanded all of the resident's money as well as a laptop computer which was in plain view...

Author: By Ariel R. Frank, | Title: Student Robbed Through Screen In Wigglesworth | 10/24/1996 | See Source »

NELSON MANDELA First of big-screen documentaries on him has filmmakers vying to be best at telling his tale...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Notebook: Oct. 21, 1996 | 10/21/1996 | See Source »

Though he keeps attacking his opponent as "liberal, liberal, liberal," Bob Dole cleverly staked out a position to the left of rival Bill Clinton last week--on the TV screen, that is. In the annals of televised presidential debates, geography is destiny. The candidate who appeared onscreen to the left of his major-party opponent in the first debate has typically won the election. The one exception: Ronald Reagan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CAMPAIGN NOTEBOOK | 10/21/1996 | See Source »

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