Word: winona
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...Stars are becoming their own producers--not just in vanity arrangements with the studios but with a welcome assertiveness that gets things done. "Winona Ryder, Jodie Foster, Sharon Stone, Michelle Pfeiffer, Demi Moore, Meg Ryan and some others are not only stars," says Joan Hyler, president of the 13,000-member group Women in Film. "They are beginning to control their own destinies." Silverstone is just 19, yet she has a $10 million, two-picture production deal at Columbia. And she is determined not to be battered or a bimbo. "I'm prepared to do anything...
That's pretty much the message of How to Make an American Quilt, as received by Finn (Winona Ryder), a graduate student who spends a small-town summer with her grandmother and aunt (Ellen Burstyn and Anne Bancroft), working on her thesis and getting her head together. As things work out, she seems to devote most of her time to gathering instructive reminiscences from them and the rest of the ladies in their quilting bee. They are neither so genteel nor stridently feminist as you might fear...
From those humble beginnings, the Quincy House resident has moved on to bigger and better things, most recently securing a small part in the feature film "The Crucible," which stars Daniel Day-Lewis and Winona Ryder...
...appreciate my education, and this university. Native people are a good investment, and we have made a substantial investment in Harvard. Support NAGPRA, fulfill the law, support native programming and build on it. And please continue your coverage of this important issue. Winona LaDuke...
...remarks of keynote speaker Winona LaDuke '80, a Native American activist, drew a standing ovation and several minutes of applause...