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...fact that Streep and co-stars Sting and Tracey Ullman are able to break through the film's hard crust of mediocrity is a tribute to their collective talent and bravura. Brilliantly manipulating a spectrum of emotions from pastoral innocence to manic depression to pulsating sexuality, Streep may very well clinch the third Oscar of her career as the little--lost--activist. Once again, her most appealing characteristic is her chameleon-like control of facial expression. In one of the film's most fleeting but poignant moments (and probably the only one in which Baker's off-the-wall pacing...

Author: By Cristina V. Coletta, | Title: Hare's 'Plenty' Promises, But Comes Up Empty | 9/27/1985 | See Source »

Running a close second to Streep in talent are rock singers Tracey Ullman and Sting, proving that the movie musical is by no means the only avenue open to today's talented musical celebrities. As Susan's unlikely bohemian sidekick Alice, Ullman provides the film with some strongly needed comic relief. Her entrance on screen is a treasure; waltzing into the office decked out in a man's pinstriped suit, she silences her employer's huffy outburst at her appearance, by remarking "Imagine what my boyfriend's boss is saying right now." Hare balances Alice's bohemianism with Susan...

Author: By Cristina V. Coletta, | Title: Hare's 'Plenty' Promises, But Comes Up Empty | 9/27/1985 | See Source »

...short, despite some fine performances by Streep, Ullman and Sting, Plenty is the fall season's most bitter disappointment. Had Schepisi and Hare been willing to sacrifice the artsy elements in favour of a more straightforward, biographical format, Plenty would have been more than enough...

Author: By Cristina V. Coletta, | Title: Hare's 'Plenty' Promises, But Comes Up Empty | 9/27/1985 | See Source »

Harvard lost another close one at number four when Princeton's Bill Ullman defeated Dinneen in five games. "He moved me around pretty well," Dinneen said. "He kept hitting reverse corner shot and I didn't really have a response...

Author: By Brian Mccarthy, | Title: Racquetmen Claim National Nine-Man Championship | 2/25/1985 | See Source »

Racquetmen Peter Dinneen, undefeated this season prior to his Class C final loss to Ullman, won the tourney's sportsmanship award...

Author: By Benjamin R. Reder, | Title: Racquetmen Run Away With National Title | 3/5/1984 | See Source »

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