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...ordinary California family. E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, which he devised and directed, tells of a creature from outer space who is mistakenly abandoned on earth and befriended by three school-age children. "Poltergeist is a scream," Spielberg says. "E. T. is a whisper." The first film means to thrill, the second to enthrall. Both succeed beyond anyone's expectations, perhaps even those of their prodigious creator...
...well-intentioned innocent who assumes command of a wartime minesweeper from the unbalanced Lieut. Commander Queeg. Clearly awed to be in the company of such all-pro actors as Michael Moriarty, 42, who plays Defense Attorney Barney Greenwald, and Philip Bosco (Queeg), 53, Namath calls the role "my greatest thrill so far in show business." Broadway Joe has only one minor problem: the military haircut ordered by the director. Says Namath: "At least it doesn't take long...
Reveling in the thrill of victory, native Australian Alan Fekete commented, "We'll probably just rub their faces in the dirt and leave it at that...
Racing for the America's Cup is no cheap thrill. When the 12-meter sloops Liberty and Australia II begin tacking toward the Cup this week near Newport, R.I., multimillion-dollar investments will be on the line. With a length of about 65 ft., a sail area of 1,800 sq. ft. and a crew of ten, a yacht of this class needs a captain who is courageous with a checkbook. The Liberty and Australia II each cost an estimated $500,000 to build, excluding sails...
Although Sir Weej, whose real name is Luigi, spends a couple of hours a day hunched over his terminal, he is neither a computer professional nor a thrill-seeking whiz kid. He is just an ordinary citizen who yearns to communicate. Along with tens of thousands of other computer owners who share that urge, Sir Weej has discovered that he can tap into the outside world with his home machine for more than just a peek at stock quotes and airline schedules or an occasional trespass on the turf of the military-industrial complex. Increasingly, as more and more home...