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...early passages, In Country's script perhaps pursues too many banal and inconsequential matters as it portrays teen life in a small town. Samantha has a boyfriend who does not match her in wit and spirit. She has a girlfriend contending with an unwelcome pregnancy. But the film starts to gather force and direction when a dance, organized to honor the local Viet vets, works out awkwardly. And when -- at Samantha's insistence -- Emmett and Mamaw join her on a pilgrimage to the Viet Nam Veterans Memorial in Washington, the movie achieves real power. Director Norman Jewison understates his final...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: A Stitch in Time | 10/2/1989 | See Source »

...more aware than I of how much Radcliffe owes to Helen Gilbert," said former Radcliffe President Mary I. Bunting. "The time, energy wisdom and wit and the love that Helen has given to Radcliffe have bound...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: First Woman Overseer, Helen H. Gilbert Dies | 9/29/1989 | See Source »

Like the majority, we respect Frank. Both liberals and conservatives should admire his dedicated and intelligent advocacy for the many worthy causes he supports. Frank is one of the country's most eloquent and able politicians, and his wit and charm have won him admirers on both sides of the Congressional aisle...

Author: By Matthew Pinsker, | Title: Excuses, Excuses | 9/27/1989 | See Source »

Instead, Frank exhibited characteristic wit and unbending liberal opinion while addressing a variety of issues of Jewish and general interest...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Frank Won't Resign Congressional Seat | 9/25/1989 | See Source »

What saves Frank Keller (Al Pacino) from the depths is wit. He is first seen - as host of a church baseball brunch at which the Yankees have been announced to appear. They do not. What does appear is a squad of New York City's finest, who bust everyone in the place. For Keller had invited baseball fans who also happen to have made the most-wanted list...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Policeman's Lot | 9/25/1989 | See Source »

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