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...oddly weightless, with none of the haptic intensity that is the gift of denser painting. They look hard to understand because they are easy to read. As Art Historian Judith Goldman points out in her recent book on Rosenquist, most of his images are not just culled, collage-wise, from advertising; they are shards of personal experience, of memories scaled up and colloquially scrambled. Nevertheless there was a certain tone of image that Rosenquist sought. He did not want to paint old things that provoked nostalgia. What he liked, as he put it, were images "common enough to pass without...
...become wartime Ambassador to Moscow, Secretary of Commerce, Ambassador to Britain, European administrator of the Marshall Plan, Governor of New York and, in his 70s, Under Secretary of State. The titles scarcely matter; at pivotal points in the nation's history, Harriman always seemed to be there, a wise man high in the councils of Government...
...Poindexter defender is White House Chief of Staff Donald Regan, who says, "He doesn't talk to the press as much as some of us, and maybe that's wise. But he's brilliant, thoughtful, reasoned and completely unflappable." Poindexter has had some problems dealing with Regan, but so do most White House aides. "You either grovel at Don's feet or have a confrontation," contends a friend of the NSC head. Admiral William Crowe, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, praises Poindexter's work as "absolutely superb" and lauds the fact that "no matter what happens, John just keeps puffing...
...could take on Edward G. Robinson parts, or even romantic leads," Rhea says. "When people get to know him, they'll see he's capable of anything." One thing: people who get to know him are usually beguiled. Joe Piscopo, who starred with him in Brian DePalma's Wise Guys, calls DeVito "the most likable man ever created by God." When asked how DeVito deals with problems about his height, Piscopo seems perplexed. "Danny short? Is Danny short? I never noticed. I've always looked...
...offers his ravishing young antagonist the gilded perks of adult servitude ("Just let me rule you, and you can have everything you want"). With their technical astonishments, Director Henson and Executive Producer Lucas have been faithful to the pioneering Disney spirit. In suggesting the thrilling dilemmas that await a wise child, they have flown worlds beyond Walt...