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...TWILIGHT ZONE: THE MOVIE Directed by John Landis, Steven Spielberg, Joe Dante and George Miller; Screenplays by John Landis, George Clayton Johnson, Richard Matheson and Josh Rogan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Bad Dreams | 6/20/1983 | See Source »

...seems almost inevitable that Return of the Jedi will be one of this summer's blockbusters. (Other strong entries, including Superman III, a computer thriller called WarGames and The Twilight Zone, based on the old television series, have hopeful studios predicting that this summer's receipts may break last year's $1.2 billion record.) Star Wars, the first in the series (1977), has taken in $524 million at box offices around the world, while The Empire Strikes Back, the second in the saga (1980), has grossed $365 million worldwide. And Empire, as Lucas himself points out, was not an upbeat...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Great Galloping Galaxies! | 5/23/1983 | See Source »

...done. One of the world's greatest designers took one of the world's fashion press by her unyielding arm and steered her through his fall collection, explaining. Pity the poor woman. She looked as if she had just been concussed by a cinder block from the Twilight Zone. Pity the poor designer. He was paying the price for doing something different...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: TheTheater of Fashion | 5/9/1983 | See Source »

...taking experiences of black youths and playing them in whiteface. The Flashdancers' moves can be seen any week on Soul Train, or on any inner-city street corner. But unlike its grittily romantic predecessors, Flashdance is pure glitz. This "Pittsburgh" has steel mills that shimmer in telephoto twilight. The sidewalks are clean as the Lido beach-must be where all the ironworkers got those golden tans. In a neighborhood bar, Alex (Jennifer Beals) and her chums put on a sexy, high-tech floor show that could exist only in Wayne Newton's dreams. One after another, lithe stunners...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Manufacturing a Multimedia Hit | 5/9/1983 | See Source »

...Colorado's busy coke-abuse clinic. Even when Steve, 30, a Miami land salesman, was arrested for possession and found himself in jail overnight, it was, like, you know, a real trip. "I was with vagrants, drunks and car thieves," he says. "It was unreal, bizarre, like The Twilight Zone. "The glamour of outlawry, with the ante upped considerably, is also an attraction for many dealers and even some smugglers. Says a DEA official in Florida: "Breaking the law may not be just incidental to the white Americans involved in dealing cocaine. It may be essential...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Crashing on Cocaine | 4/11/1983 | See Source »

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