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...movie during the time I spent at the theater was "Sister Act," starring Whoopi Goldberg. Every showing was packed. We were also showing "Howards End," which wasn't doing very good business. I did my part for high culture and the indie film industry by persuading some customers to abandon "Far and Away" or "Sister Act," and watch "Howards End" instead. I told the customers that Emma Thompson was certain to win the Oscar for her performance. Such prescience I had! Nominations, after all, were a little less than a year away...

Author: By Joel Villasenor-ruiz, | Title: Cinema Purgatorio | 5/10/1995 | See Source »

Thompson, however, might also be the target of political flak resulting from the decision of the supermarket chain Stop and Shop to abandon its site on Memorial Drive...

Author: By Sewell Chan, | Title: State Representative Alvin Thompson Draws Friends, Fire | 5/10/1995 | See Source »

Even with a sputtering offense, though, Harvard didn't stop getting the ball in the net. Colligan tallied on a free position after being fouled--something that Brown did with reckless abandon--and Winters scored on a fast break...

Author: By Eric F. Brown, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: W. Lacrosse Falls To Brown | 5/5/1995 | See Source »

...first banner read, "America Votes Pro-Life'94-'96," while the second one read "Lincoln'sParty Will Never Abandon the Unborn...

Author: By Todd F. Braunstein, | Title: Specter Faults Religious Right for Dividing Republican Party | 4/29/1995 | See Source »

Lemmon's character goes from being the same and sober one of the pair--Curtis is the flamboyant, womanizing risk-taker--to a state of madcap abandon. There's a gleam in his eyes as he shakes a pair of maracas, or holds a rose between his teeth during a tango with Brown, that is nothing short of priceless. The tango scene is one of the greatest in comedy film history, and it works because of Lemmon...

Author: By Joel Villasenor-ruiz, | Title: Lemmon Heats Up ARTS FIRST | 4/27/1995 | See Source »

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