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...script (by David Newman, who knows better) goes heavy on "elf" puns; the direction (by Jeannot Szwarc, who doesn't) is in a style that could be called International Mystical. Moore does an excruciatingly ingratiating Shirley Temple impression; as Santa, David Huddleston (Bad Company) says ho ho ho a lot, apparently at knife point; stalwart John Lithgow is amusing as a Nixon-like baron of the toy industry who figures to capitalize on gift giving by establishing a new holiday on March 25: Christmas II. There is little likelihood of a Santa Claus II, forcing the Salkinds to turn...
Have you thanked your Bewitched co-star Shirley MacLaine, who gave you your first Hollywood break...
According to event chair Shirley V. Cardona ’06, supporting Latino youth was an important component of the evening...
...Director William Colby took the podium to defend the need for covert actions. Joan Mondale, wife of the former Vice President, made the case for government funding for art. Former Representative Shirley Chisholm attacked Reagan Administration cutbacks in social programs...
...competing with Borland products. Last summer Lotus Development (1984 sales: $157 million) cut the price of its Spotlight program, which competes with Sidekick, from $150 to $75. Microsoft (fiscal 1985 sales: $140 million) is now offering customers a $40 rebate on its rival Pascal software. Still, Microsoft President Jon Shirley scoffs at the notion that his firm will have to match Borland's prices any time soon. Though software may be expensive, he argues, the quality of programs has steadily improved, adding more value for the money. Says he: "There's no tremendous pressure from customers on prices...