Word: stoning
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Casting the First Stone Dept.: Newsweek had some harsh words for "trash t.v." shows such as "Geraldo," "A Current Affair" and "The Morton Downey, Jr. Show." According to Newsweek, they are "sleazy," "dirt," and "trash-masters" which "Shock 'em to attention....Deliver a visceral rush by playing to [the viewers'] most primitive fascinations...
...think everyone will be ready," junior John Murphy said. "Everyone really wants the Beanpot badly. It's a stepping stone to bigger things later in the season. A win could prove we deserve our ranking...
...moviegoers can see Lawrence in its pristine splendor. One more movie hero, film archivist Robert A. Harris, spent years sifting through 3 1/2 tons of film to reconstruct Lean's film, which, like the stone monuments of the Sahara, had been eroded by time. On this gorgeous Lawrence, with its sparkling 65-mm prints and crisp Dolby sound, Harris was the producer and the chief surgeon. Next week the film has gala premieres before opening in New York City, Washington and Los Angeles...
...Robert Stein. But other companies are fast picking up on his lead. MCA's pristine disc of the Anthony Mann western classic Winchester .73 contains a beguiling chat with the film's star, James Stewart. And Image's release of Platoon includes an impressive, intense interview with director Oliver Stone...
...catalogs and magazines, including a regional edition of TIME, the value of ESOP shares has risen from 6 cents in 1975 to $5 currently. The company's 3,500 workers own 18% of its stock, with the prospect of eventually acquiring an additional 12%. In the case of Stone Construction Equipment, a small firm in Honeoye, N.Y., company heir Alan Stone no longer wanted to run the operation, so he sold it two years ago to his 200 employees for $4.5 million. Since then, annual revenues have jumped from $12 million to $30 million. The company's shares are scheduled...