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...supporting cast, especially Bob Balaban as Rosen, the corrupt FBI man, and Josef Sommer as McAdam, the understanding editor, does a good job and occasionally manages to shake the movie from its plodding, moralistic path. But all the actors are shackled by lines that support the film's message, rather than coherent characterizations. Having published a story that leads to a suicide, Meghan and McAdam sit in the newsroom and discuss the extent of their responsibility for the tragedy. "And if you delete newspaper?" Meghan bitterly replies. The exchange is glib, cute--and totally out of place...

Author: By Elizabeth A. Marek, | Title: And That's the Truth | 12/9/1981 | See Source »

...show's believability rides--Maja Hellmold as Abigail, Jennifer Devine as Proctor's wife Elizabeth, and Jay Mattlin as Danforth, condemning to death by hanging all those who do not confess they are guilty of witchcraft--flesh out each role to the fullest. The small room echoes, and candlesticks shake as Mattlin, in a phenomenal portrayal of conscientiousness and religious fervor turned fanatical, forces everyone in the courtroom to bend to his will by pure dominance of personality...

Author: By Amy E. Schwartz, | Title: Fire and Ice | 12/7/1981 | See Source »

...relay team. Brown runner Arnold West led for most of the 500, with the Crimson's Steve Ezeji-Okoye breathing down his neck. Murrer was in third until the last lap of the race. Then coming off the first turn, he passed West and Ezeji-Okoye but could not shake them off. Murrer finished first at a 1:04.4 clip, while Ezeji-Okoye edged out West to take second...

Author: By Becky Hartman, | Title: Men, Women Thinclads Triumph in Runaways | 12/7/1981 | See Source »

...Crimson must shake jet-lag by Wednesday night in time to host Dartmouth in the Ivy League opener for both teams. The game starts at 8 p.m. in the IAB. All-Ivy forward Larry Lawrence has graduated and high-tailed it out of Handover, so the Crimson should win this one. Be there sports...

Author: By Mark H. Doctoroff, | Title: Hoopsters Split Over Break | 11/30/1981 | See Source »

Declares NATO Secretary-General Luns: "It is high time to shake their complacency, and I recommend doing so rather rudely...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Disarming Threat to Stability | 11/30/1981 | See Source »

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