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Guber and Peters joined forces in 1980 to form a film-production company. Guber's nose for good script ideas and his flair for deal making meshed with Peters' hustle and tenacity. After several hits, including Missing and Flashdance, the partners signed their first, allegedly exclusive production contract with Warner...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dynamic | 11/6/1989 | See Source »

Despite thoughtful dialogue, subtle humor and top-notch performances, Benedek's script is plagued by a weak plot and unimaginative characters. The last 45 minutes of Immediate Family drag...

Author: By Gayle BETH Fenster, | Title: Twisted Family Tree | 10/27/1989 | See Source »

...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 »

...actors, Douglas lands somewhere between Stallone (on the lower end of the `tough cop' scale) and Clint Eastwood (on the upper end). Douglas manages to create a surprisingly appealing character despite the poor script...

Author: By Kit Troyer, | Title: No Sunrise Over Tokyo | 9/22/1989 | See Source »

...squads followed a similar script in the second stanza, as the Engineers equalled their opening-period barrage of two shots on goal. Harvard added two more tallies for the final margin--one on a crisp passing play from Mills to Enge to D'Onofrio, the other on a nifty move past two defenders and subsequent blast into the upper corner by reserve midfielder Don "Day-Glo" Daigle to close out the scoring...

Author: By Michael R. Grunwald, | Title: M. Booters Derail Engineers in Season Opener, 4-0 | 9/15/1989 | See Source »

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