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...Most Ubiquitous Actor: Sir John Gielgud, 78, who has appeared in e verything from Gandhi and Brideshead Revisited to commercials for New York City's Inter-Continental Hotel and Paul Masson wines...
...sensibility, and Skolimowski challenges the viewer both to sympathize with the hopelessness of Nowak's situation and to judge his complicity in it-to be Nowak and to see him clearly. Irons, the obsessive puppy of The French Lieutenant's Woman and the genteel twit of Brideshead Revisited, rises to his own new challenge. His performance is an anxious, splendidly controlled congeries of intelligence and feeling...
...LEISURE reading Dunne claims to read very little contemporary fiction, although he enjoys studying the works of other authors to discern their techniques: "I read a lot of books." For pleasure, the Connecticut-based author re-reads Graham Greene and Evelyn Waugh: "But most specifically and definitely not Brideshead. It's a sumptuous bore. "However, he has nothing but praise for fellow fiction author John Updike and his latest, Rabbit is Rich...
...popular success of Chariots of Fire and Brideshead Revisited have, meanwhile, provided impetus for Lauren, 42, to turn back to his beginnings. Many of this fall's clothes for men and women will feature a British accent, with lots of strict tailoring: heathery tweeds for men, an elongated Norfolk jacket for women worn with a contrasting tweed skirt. Fabrics immaculate, tailoring impeccable: the best off-the-rack American stuff that comes to hand. Wearing Ralph Lauren is not exactly like falling into Jay Gatsby's closet; it is more like joining one of John O'Hara...
...National Association of Public Television Stations, is worried about the network's toughing out even the first cut. "No industry can lose 25% of its funds and continue to operate at the same level," he says. This means fewer funds to produce or import expensive programs like Brideshead Revisited, Life on Earth and the National Geographic special The Sharks-shows that have brought PBS fresh prestige, ec static reviews and record-breaking ratings. The pool of shows that will attract audiences (and potential subscribers) looks to be drying up just when PBS is be coming a habit for millions...