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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Set on a remote island in the Adriatic, the film's plot centers on Pascali (Ben Kingsley), a part Turkish eccentric and informer for the Sultan who agrees to translate for Mr. Bowles, a visiting archaeologist (Charles Dance.) Bowles makes his living by obtaining a lease on land, then tricking...

Author: By Ross G. Forman, | Title: The Fall of Hollywood's Newest Empire Film | 8/15/1988 | See Source »

She doesn't weigh much more than a long drink of water, but even that is something of a victory. "I'm 5 ft. 5 in., and 105 now. Yay!" laughs 16-year- old Freestyler Janet Evans. When she nearly made the 1986 World Championship team at 14, she stood...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Getting Ready | 8/15/1988 | See Source »

There is no shortage of things for Carl Lewis to think about. The sprinter and long jumper who racked up four golds in Los Angeles will certainly compete again in the 100-meter dash, the 200-meter, the long jump and the 4 X 100- meter relay. Then there is...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Getting Ready | 8/15/1988 | See Source »

Yet here, too, sacrilege has become the order of the day. "Children, create something new!" ordered Wagner near the end of his life, and in the postwar period, directors have taken his exhortation literally. Wieland Wagner, Wolfgang's late brother, gave tradition a kick in the lederhosen with his spare...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Love Among the Ruins | 8/15/1988 | See Source »

THERE is a revisionist explanation of the motives of Judas Iscariot that goes something like this. Judas was a nationalist. Christ wasn't turning out to be the strong military leader that some of his followers had hoped for. These followers Judas among them, expected Christ to lead a successful...

Author: By W. CALEB Crain, | Title: A Character Assassination | 8/12/1988 | See Source »

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