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...that he had only disposed of "personal working notes" and that he had accidentally dated some entries 1983 although they were written in 1982. The agent admitted that he had been vehemently chastised by Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert Perry for his careless testimony the day before. Said Tisa: "I misunderstood what I was being questioned about." Asked Weitzman: "Did you mean you misunderstood the question or you misunderstood the importance of what you said?" After a long pause, Tisa replied, "Both." Judge Robert Takasugi is not likely to dismiss the case on the ground of destruction of evidence...
...FILM "E.T." actor Henry Thomas plays the shy boy who befriends the extra-terrestial with a handful of Reeses Pieces. Thomas innate talents were often overshadowed by the loving, leathery alien, but in Director Jerry Schatzberg's new film. Misunderstood. Thomas captivates the audience with his sensitive, believable portrayal of a young boy grieving his mother's death...
...grief at this moment, and it is only the fascinating glimpse of the village and the comfort that Thomas seems to receive that compensates for the director's misunderstanding of grief. Although the actor's fine talents are sometimes obscured by the confusing intentions of the director and screenwriter, "Misunderstood" does offer, along with a glimpse of the spectacular geography of East Africa, a chance to watch the characters grapple with the pain of living after the tragic death of a loved...
Back from a lengthy concert tour, Claude meets his agent Norman Robbins (Albert Brooks) and listens to some gibberish about a private detective's report on his wife. Confused about the detective. Claude denies any jealous tendencies. His manservant, Giuseppe (Richard Libertini), misunderstood Claude's request "Keep an eye on her" for the Italian equivalent of "Get a private eye to follow her." With the requisite veneer of trust, Claude poo-poos the report and falls back into the arms of Daniella...
...political party must undertake the difficult task of espousing new ideas that may initially be unpopular or misunderstood. We need a new level of thinking above and beyond the constraints offered by the two-party system. The old "liberal internationalism" has been interred because it does not face the realities of a nuclear age. In our time the concept of balance of power dooms us to living in a narrow channel with the superpowers poised for confrontation on the shores...