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Ponomarenko and Plotnikov make a perfect couple, especially during their courting scene when Plotnikov insists on Ponomarenko's favor after repeated attempts to shoo him away...

Author: By Marc R. Talusan, | Title: Happily Ever After: Dances & Fairytales | 10/26/1995 | See Source »

...incumbent, Graham, whose antics included walking onto the graduating platform at Harvard's 1970 commencement, was perceived as a shoo-in for reelection, although critics perceived her as a militant radical. Graham was the only Black state representative from Cambridge...

Author: By Sewell Chan, | Title: State Representative Alvin Thompson Draws Friends, Fire | 5/10/1995 | See Source »

Fishburne's character is the only truly original one, and Fishburne himself is more than reason enough to see this film. He participates a little in the silliness at the end, but he ought to be a shoo-in for a Best Supporting Actor nomination. One hopes that the Academy can overlook the limitations of the script and focus on his virtuosic performance. Without showing extreme emotion, he conveys a violence and complexity of character that is fascinating to watch...

Author: By Benjamin Cavell, | Title: 'Just Cause' Just Short of Thrilling | 2/23/1995 | See Source »

...ousted in 1989 after a military coup. He fled to Brazil, where he lives in a well-guarded mansion in Brasilia. Stroessner is said to enjoy fishing and traveling around the country visiting his former military buddies. He is also known to be an ardent fan of Xuxa (pronounced Shoo-shah), Brazil's Barbie-esque kiddie-show hostess...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: I Love Jeddah in the Springtime | 10/3/1994 | See Source »

...field, and perhaps even more significant, league play is a good bet to be unpredictable. Defending champ Penn is a shoo-in for top honors and defending cellar dwellar Columbia is a shoo-in for the bottom, but nothing else is certain...

Author: By Sean D. Wissman, | Title: The beginning of an era | 9/12/1994 | See Source »

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