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...sure to make her the new favorite among Hollywood starlets. Her character represents the simultaneous innocence and wisdom of the new human race. Mumba’s acting conveys the emotional and physical landscape of the future world in a way that the extravagant set does not. Apparently Warner Brothers built a 65-foot tall working waterfall–despite the expense, it’s an entirely forgettable special effect. Jeremy Irons, as the chillingly androgynous Uber-Morlock who runs the dark world of the Morlocks through mind control, has the one memorable monologue in the movie. Hartdegan...
DIED. CHUCK JONES, 89, Oscar-winning animator who directed classic Warner Bros. cartoons; in Corona del Mar, Calif. (see Appreciation, page...
...DIED. CHARLES ("CHUCK") JONES, 89, animation director who helped bring to life some of the best-loved cartoon characters from Warner Bros.' Looney Tunes series, including Daffy Duck and Bugs Bunny; in Corona del Mar, California. In a career that spanned six decades, Jones made more than 300 animated films, winning two Oscars?one for Best Director in 1965 and an honorary lifetime achievement award in 1996. His autobiography Chuck Amuck was published in 1989. DIED. JOHN THAW, 60, adored by millions of viewers for his portrayal of the curmudgeonly sleuth Inspector Morse on ITV's critically acclaimed eponymous television...
...simply aren't many ways for overseas broadcasters to get signals to the public. Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. beams some programming into the country through its STAR satellite business and its joint venture with Phoenix TV, a 24-hour news channel based in Hong Kong. Meanwhile, AOL Time Warner (TIME's parent company) has invested in CETV, another Chinese news and entertainment channel. But, it is technically illegal for most Chinese citizens to receive these broadcasts...
...Connections, not cash, will allow Tom.com to butt heads with much bigger rivals. Li's principal advantage is his ability to make nice with the Chinese government in ways that AOL Time Warner and News Corp., purveyors of Western programming and news that does not match Beijing's worldview, cannot. Li will never slip up as Murdoch, the News Corp. chairman, did in 1993 when he declared in a speech that foreign media have the power to topple totalitarian regimes everywhere?a statement that got him temporarily banned from conducting business in China. Conversely, Li's easy rapport with Beijing...