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...futuristic, Brave New World setting in which one's DNA establishes one's lot in life. Births now happen two ways: by natural conception with parents playing the game of random chance, or by predetermining the child's genetic makeup--in effect, creating the perfect child. Hawke plays Vincent Freeman (the name's assuredly not the result of random chance), a "natural" (or an "In-Valid," as they're called, to distinguish from the "Valid" genetic elite) confronting a society where his kind are relegated to grunt work...

Author: By Lynn Y. Lee, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: 'Gattaca' Paints Sobering, Visually Stylish Picture of Brave New World | 10/24/1997 | See Source »

...name of the game on Saturday was freshmen when Columbia came to Cambridge. The Crimson fielded all 15 players during the match, five of which were freshmen who received considerable action. Crimson Vincent Levy WHACK: The Crimson netters slammed its Ivy competition this weekend "The freshmen are just as good as anyone else," Lopez said. "I don't feel like I'm leading. They're focused, I'm focused, and we all want the same thing...

Author: By Will Bohlen, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: W. Netters Storm Into Ivy Season | 10/6/1997 | See Source »

...nonsense femme fatale-cum-cattle ranch owner, takes revenge on her emotionally retarded son Flyboy (Jeremy Davies) for dropping his role as flunky to become "man of the house." (Flyboy, since his father's suicide, only speaks to said steer.) This sequence, along with a steamy sex scene between Vincent Vaughn and Ashley Judd, had to be heavily edited in order to avoid an NC-17 rating. But even with the editing, it's still a visceral piece of filmmaking. Kelley finds just the right tone to make what could have been the year's grossest cinematic moment, into something...

Author: By Brandon K. Walston, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: 'Locusts' a Confused Film Debut | 10/3/1997 | See Source »

Larrabee died two weeks after being struck by a car near her home at West 20th Street in Manhattan, her family said. She was unconscious from the time of the accident until her death at St. Vincent's Hospital and Medical Center...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Architect Eleanor Larrabee Dies In New York at 74 | 10/2/1997 | See Source »

...that there was no need for them to marry, and I believed she felt that it was all right that they carry on as they were." Now, though, citizens may feel significantly less forgiving. "The public would feel this was stepping in Diana's shoes," says John Vincent, professor of history at Bristol University. For the short term, Charles' relationship with Camilla is likely to retreat back underground...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE MEN WHO WOULD BE KING | 9/15/1997 | See Source »

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