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Wilson's colleagues call him "reserved" but also contend that underneath his tweed jackets with leather patches and flannel slacks he has "a twinkly...

Author: By Mattthew W. Granade, | Title: A Controversial Scholar, Wilson Breaks Ground | 9/24/1996 | See Source »

Andrew Stevens is even more emphatic. "Video is a wheezing, gasping, last bastion of collectors and a dwindling number of renters!" he roars. As a DTV icon, Stevens got candle wax dripped on his chest by Tanya Roberts in Night Eyes and got smothered in fruit by Shannon Tweed in Night Eyes 2 ("Nice use of raspberries," notes the invaluable Bare Facts Video Guide, which catalogs nude scenes in R-rated movies). But as the co-owner of Royal Oaks Entertainment, which produces a dozen or so action-adventure titles a year for the foreign market, he's pleased...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THERE'S GOLD IN THAT THERE SCHLOCK | 8/26/1996 | See Source »

...release on video), but DTVs offer a few nostalgic pleasures. They are made by clever craftsmen who for next to nothing provide professional gloss and a story no worse than most movies and TV shows. And if you're looking for strong B-movie stars, look no further. Shannon Tweed brings a sensible, almost schoolteacherish seriousness to her roles. Delia Sheppard (Mirror Images), who has retired from DTV to star in the Las Vegas extravaganza Splash, excelled as a naughty Brit on a Hollywood bender. Lysette Anthony (Save Me) promises prurience beneath the primness; her blond middle-class looks make...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THERE'S GOLD IN THAT THERE SCHLOCK | 8/26/1996 | See Source »

...store began by selling Harris tweed sport coats and cashmir sweaters--all of which "had to be imported from England," Cahaly said...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Cahaly's Closes Its Doors After 41 Years | 8/2/1996 | See Source »

...chair and secretary of the group, Tweed Roosevelt '64 (great-grandson of Theodore Roosevelt, Class of 1880, who donated the antler chandeliers which have illuminated the Great Hall for decades) and H.A. Crosby Forbes '50, the commit- tee members wrote over 100 letters to President Neil L. Rudenstine, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) Jeremy R. Knowles and Director of Planning for FAS Philip J. Parsons...

Author: By Jay S. Kimmelman, | Title: Union's Renovations Create Controversy | 6/6/1996 | See Source »

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