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Mick's reasons for jaunting to London from his home in Sheffield are quite different from Judy's--less hokey maybe, but not much more believable. Mick speeds to the city in order to exact revenge on six men who (he is told) raped his girlfriend, Gabby, after her act at a private strip-show. As he knows nothing about the city, Mick ducks into a bookstore to buy a map, but comically, he accomplishes little more than entertaining us with the plop-thud of his wooden dialogue: "'What's your name?' Mick asked. She hesitated before saying, 'Judy. Judy...

Author: By David B. Waller, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Hemorrhaging Novel | 10/17/1997 | See Source »

They are redundant steelworkers in Sheffield, England, desperate to get off the dole and redeem their ever mounting debts. One night their leader, Gaz (Robert Carlyle, the memorable psychopath Begbie from Trainspotting), happens upon a club where male strippers are playing to a packed and howling house of local lasses, and a cockamamie idea is born. He and his mates could do that--it's semiskilled labor at best--split the obviously splendid take and at least ameliorate their troubles...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CINEMA: FULLY EXPOSED | 8/25/1997 | See Source »

...Florida--The most openly upwardly mobile team. Spent 90 million over the winter. Alex Fernandez, Jim Leyland, Moises Alou, Bobby Bonilla, Jim Eisenreich, John Cangelosi, to go with Kevin Brown, Al Leither, Rob Nen and Gary Sheffield and Jeff Conine...

Author: By Bryan S.lee, | Title: Spring Has Sprung, So Let There Be Baseball | 3/31/1997 | See Source »

BORN: Feb. 20, 1942, Sheffield, Ala. EDUCATION: U of Louisville, B.A., 1964; U of Kentucky, J.D., 1967 FAMILY: Wife, Elaine; three children RELIGION: Baptist MILITARY: None OCCUPATION: Lawyer POLITICAL CAREER: Jefferson County judge/executive, 1978-84; U.S. Senate, 1984- ADDRESS: Watterson Towers East, 1930 Bishop Lane, Suite 1018, Louisville...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A GUIDE TO THE CONGRESSIONAL RACES: KENTUCKY | 11/4/1996 | See Source »

BORN: Aug. 19, 1942, Sheffield, Ala. EDUCATION: Memphis State U, B.S., 1964; Vanderbilt U, J.D., 1967 FAMILY: Divorced; three children RELIGION: Protestant MILITARY: None OCCUPATION: Lawyer; actor POLITICAL CAREER: Assistant U.S. attorney, 1969-72; U.S. Senate, 1994- ADDRESS: 1808 West End Avenue, Suite 401, Nashville...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A GUIDE TO THE CONGRESSIONAL RACES: TENNESSEE | 11/4/1996 | See Source »

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