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...overhead" at the promoter's New York office, $100,000 in "consulting fees" for his wife, $2 million for him to acquire promotional rights to other fighters, as well as extravagant sums to cover travel expenses and personal security. The affidavit also says that Tyson attorney Vincent Fuller, who in 1985 successfully defended King against federal tax-evasion charges, recently accused the promoter of exploiting Tyson financially and hiring puppets to represent Tyson in financial matters. King, a wily and meddlesome motormouth who is as beloved in boxing as George Steinbrenner is in baseball, responded that the affidavit is filled...
...Central Square area of Cambridge, business managers say they do not have regular problems with homeless people, but the loitering does affect the neighborhood's reputation. "It hasn't affected my business." says Vincent Doucette, manager of the Burger King in Central Square. "It goes with the territory in Central Square. "It goes with the territory in Central Square. It's just a whole perception that its not a place to visit...
...this." It also triggered an outcry from the victims' families, who claimed that pointing the finger at Libya was a political ploy designed to reward Syria for siding with the U.S. in the gulf war and to help win the release of the hostages. Even Vincent Cannistraro, former head of the CIA's investigation of the bombing, told the New York Times it was "outrageous" to pin the whole thing on Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi...
Ultimately, the Player belongs to Altman. The touch of the master who made McCabe and Mrs. Miller, Nashville, M*A*S*H and last year's Vincent and Theo is felt everywhere. Altman delivers a film so packed with ironies and bitterly funny gags that our heads are reeling when we leave the theater. One can only wonder what sort of impact the movie is causing in Hollywood. The greatest irony is that The player is exactly the kind of incredible film that a producer like Griffin Mill would try to stifle...
...Vice President in Charge of Abusing Writers at a Hollywood studio. He knows the game, and his bosses know he knows it; he is, in the parlance, a player. And when Mill receives threatening notes from one of his writers, he can play rough. He tracks down a suspect (Vincent D'Onofrio) and puts him in turnaround. He immediately woos the writer's tawny girlfriend (Greta Scacchi) and dumps his own. No screaming, no remorse. Business...