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...were on Atlanta, but the film industry has problems that won't end with the closing ceremonies. "The movie business isn't bleeding to death, but it's bleeding," says Herbert Allen Jr., the entertainment industry's eminent investment banker. It wouldn't appear that way from the resounding success of such megahits as Independence Day and Twister, but Hollywood's economics are a mess. Last year the industry brought in $5.5 billion, and through the first half of this year ticket sales are up 14% compared with 1995, according to the Exhibitor Relations Co. Inc. Trouble is, the number...
Starship Troopers boasts no major stars. But such films could do as much damage as those packed with expensive talent. Even as he enjoys the success of Independence Day, Chernin is concerned that so many of the summer's hits were driven by special effects. Next summer will bring even more. "You're looking at the Batman sequel, the Jurassic Park sequel, Starship Troopers, Speed 2, Titanic and two volcano movies," he says. Such pictures routinely cost $100 million or more to make even without major stars...
GENEVA: After China's underground nuclear test and pledge Monday to join an international moratorium on future tests, India remains the only real obstacle to the success of this week's Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty negotiations in Geneva. China confirmed Monday that it had completed a final, successful test at its remote Lop Nor site, but offered no details. China becomes the last of the five known nuclear powers to end live testing of nuclear devices. Reports TIME's Robert Kroon from Geneva: "China is more or less in line now with the rest of the world and theoretically...
GENEVA: After China's underground nuclear test and pledge Monday to join an international moratorium on future tests, India remains the only real obstacle to the success of this week's Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty negotiations in Geneva. China confirmed Monday that it had completed a final, successful test at its remote Lop Nor site, but offered no details. China becomes the last of the five known nuclear powers to end live testing of nuclear devices. Reports TIME's Robert Kroon from Geneva: "China is more or less in line now with the rest of the world and theoretically...
...District Four, long one of the worst-performing school districts in New York City, has a history of success with alternative programs. Central Park East, a progressive teacher-run junior high and high school founded in 1974, has succeeded in substantially improving school performance. Central Park East Elementary, which opened a few years later, has done the same at the elementary level...