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Enter Choreographer Sandra Bezic of Toronto, and it was goodbye Tech Weenie, hello Elegance Whiz. Out went the bouncy pop-rock medley. In came sobering, dramatic theme music. Also, more practice, this time emphasizing artistry. The results were startling. Last month in Denver as he collected his fourth consecutive national title, Boitano made history when eight of the nine judges awarded perfect 6.0s for composition and style on his two-minute program...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Figure Skating: The Soaring, Spinning Battle Of the Brians | 2/15/1988 | See Source »

...make 41 episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents. The company's Northfork division will finance five films produced by Robert Redford. In partnership with MCA Inc., which owns 49% of Cineplex Odeon, Drabinsky will help run Universal's proposed Florida theme park. Hollywood, star struck by the 39- year-old whiz kid, is whispering that Drabinsky may succeed Sidney Sheinberg, another tough customer, as president and chief operating officer of MCA. "I'm not saying we don't have run-ins," says Sheinberg, "but it's the pushing and shoving of brothers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: Master of The Movies' | 1/25/1988 | See Source »

...admit it. I was a video game whiz-kid in high school. I could vaporize little green monsters, blast space rocks, and shoot up giant space ships better than anybody...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Video Games Killed the Pinball Star | 11/25/1987 | See Source »

...airline captains say in their understated way, Texas Air is experiencing some turbulence. Acquisitiveness has bred turmoil: growing labor unrest, flagging employee spirit and complaints alleging poor service and aircraft maintenance. Wall Street analysts wonder if the company expanded too much and too fast. They question whether Lorenzo, a whiz at financing and acquisitions, has the attention span needed for the details of running a huge airline. In an industry where service is crucial, employees and top management at Eastern and Continental seem too busy warring with each other to satisfy customers' needs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is This Any Way to Run an Airline? | 11/23/1987 | See Source »

...Naughty -- Witty, athletic, adventurous Manhattan book editor, 36, with Medusa tresses and a Circe smile. A whiz in the bedroom and the kitchen. Loves children, roller coasters, opera (esp. Madame Butterfly), gourmet food and cutlery. Hates rabbits, saying goodbye and meeting guys through a personals column like this one. But God put too many married men on this island, so let's have some fun. Just be smart, sexy, fearless and potentially unattached. Photo and resume will get a response from the woman of your dark dreams. Give me a chance and I'll love you to pieces. c/o ALEX...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Killer! Fatal Attraction strikes gold as a parable of sexual guilt | 11/16/1987 | See Source »

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