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...rich, and the poor think they're middle class, and therefore have no hesitation about aspiring above their stations, this plot doesn't work anymore. Instead, we have items like The Mirror Has Two Faces, where the thing keeping Gregory Larkin (Jeff Bridges) and Rose Morgan (Barbra Streisand) apart is, of all things, the celibate ideal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CINEMA: THE WAY SHE ISN'T | 11/25/1996 | See Source »

Richard LaGravenese is one of the few screenwriters left who can write smart dialogue for grownups to speak, but that skill only occasionally distracts from the desperation of his basic conceit. Bridges is a terrific actor, but, putting it mildly, he's miscast in the Doris Day role. And Streisand is a terrific presence, but also a performer who never forgets who she really is. Since she directed, co-produced and wrote Mirror's love theme, she is not about to let us forget it, either. "Second Hand Roses" have been part of her act, part of her calculations...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CINEMA: THE WAY SHE ISN'T | 11/25/1996 | See Source »

...Stop competing with Barbra Streisand...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FIFTY THINGS TO DO IN 50 DAYS | 11/18/1996 | See Source »

...KENNY G Miracles: The Christmas Album 5 million 2) MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER A Fresh Aire Christmas 5 million 3) MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER Christmas Album 5 million 4) MARIAH CAREY Merry Christmas 3 million 5) BARBRA STREISAND Christmas Album 3 million...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A BOUNTY OF HOLIDAY TREATS | 11/18/1996 | See Source »

This is the season of superdivas: Whitney Houston, Barbra Streisand and Madonna. Each is starring in a major holiday film (Houston in The Preacher's Wife, Streisand in The Mirror Has Two Faces and Madonna in Evita), and each is featured on the sound track of her film. Houston's Preacher (in stores Nov. 12) represents a change of pace for the mainstream megastar. Half the CD is pop, and half is gospel, a genre that should provide Houston with a vocal challenge worthy of her abilities. Streisand's Mirror (Nov. 12) also offers a mix; it's mostly music...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A BOUNTY OF HOLIDAY TREATS | 11/18/1996 | See Source »

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