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...gimmicky firstyear high school students steal scenes as well. The one with the stomach flu (Felix Cheung) and the pretentious actress (Karin Lewicki) are the most memorable...

Author: By Theodore K. Gideonse, | Title: The Verdict on The Trial: Original Student Theater | 4/20/1995 | See Source »

TIME business reporter Tom Curry says analysts and portfolio managers are divided on whether Kerkorian's bid is credible. One portfolio manager whose funds own a large Chrysler stake told Curry that he believes Kerkorian's bid is for real: "I think he's trying to steal the company, which is what really successful investors...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE WORD ON WALL STREET | 4/13/1995 | See Source »

...reports that a young couple has paid $401,000 for the house that belonged to convicted CIA spyAldrich Amesand his wife Rosaria -- a steal since the Ames couple had laid down $540,000 in cash six years ago. The upscale North Arlington, Va., house had been on the block for a year and had been shown to more than 500 prospective buyers before it was finally sold...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CHECK UNDER THE FLOORBOARDS | 4/13/1995 | See Source »

...concerned when I read that individuals who are supposedly the best and the brightest, the future leaders of society, blatantly steal large amounts of money and betray their friends' trust. Embezzlement, shoplifting, cheating on exams and lying all act to undermine the general welfare. I don't want to preach, but I want to conclude with this thought: if you can't act honestly for unselfish reasons, do it for selfish ones. Do it because it will help to make your life and your society better in the long...

Author: By David H. Goldbrenner, | Title: Finally, Some Honesty! | 4/7/1995 | See Source »

More than the other films, "Decalogue 7"--"Thou shall not steal"--strikingly portrays how opposing figures can play the same roles. Majka bears a child at 16, which her mother claims as her own. Seven years later, Majka decides to steal her daughter back. The role of "thief" is a shared one. Majka may have reason for reclaiming the daughter who was stolen from her, but she is also stealing her daughter from the life that was familiar to her, and the people whom she had loved. Kieslowski turns his lens with equal acuity on each character, sparing...

Author: By Cicely V. Wedgeworth, | Title: Director of 'Red' Brings Epic 'Decalogue' to the MFA | 4/6/1995 | See Source »

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