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...surface, Commodore's troubles seem to have started with the abrupt departure in January 1984 of President Jack Tramiel, who resigned after a dispute with Chairman Irving Gould and later became head of Atari, a rival home-computer maker. A savvy salesman and cutthroat competitor, Tramiel made Commodore a huge success by bringing out quality products at rock-bottom prices. But Tramiel bears some of the responsibility for Commodore's recent slide. He focused on sales and skimped on research and development of new models...
Light comedy and idyllic romance give way to more substantial drama as the film moves on to chronicle the political machinations that resulted in Jane Grey Dudley's briefly becoming Queen of England. This is perhaps the least satisfying portion of the film, largely because we know that her abrupt rise to power will soon be followed by an equally abrupt decline from...
FOOL FOR LOVE falters only in its pacing, which is perhaps too slow in starting, too quick in its resolution. The first half hour of the film has a staggered, disjointed rhythm to it, and the climax is perhaps too abrupt and suddenly tragic. Though Shepard's plays are notorious for their refusal to resolve themselves, what distinguishes him as our most audacious playwright translates less gracefully on the screen...
...Critical Legal Studies (CLS) movement. That so many top scholars are even considering a move away from Harvard is unprecedented. Their departure would damage both the Law School's reputation and its ability to deliver a top-quality legal education. But most important, it would mark a tragic and abrupt end to the current debate, whose culmination promises to be a turning point for the future of legal education. Their remaining, by contrast, could ensure the maintenance of the very intellectual diversity for which both sides have fought so hard...
...abrupt reversal, members of the student-faculty committee studying the controversial CUE Guide yesterday voiced support for continued faculty and administrative oversight of the book's editorial policy...