Movies
Claims of “nationwide talent searches” are often the stuff of publicity press kits.
Feb. 7, 1990
To be young in Hollywood, where these days teens rule. Just ask the stars of ‘Can’t Hardly Wait.’
June 7, 1998
Charlie Korsmo, the 11-year-old from Minneapolis who plays the kid in “Dick Tracy,” was hard to persuade to take the part--Warren Beatty didn’t offer him enough money and, besides, he was tired from his previous movie role in “Men Don’t Leave.”
June 25, 1990
Ever been so wretched that you ate Spaghetti-Os cold from a can?
Feb. 23, 1990
The movie: “Dick Tracy” The setup: An old-fashioned, macho-type comic strip character played by Warren Beatty is resurrected from two-dimensionality along with his gal Tess Trueheart (Glenne Headly), moll Breathless Mahoney (Madonna), a cute little kid (Charlie Korsmo) and a bunch of ugly gangsters, including Big Boy Caprice (Al Pacino).
June 20, 1990
Before the credits are over for the fast and funny “Can’t Hardly Wait” the word ripples through the ranks of capped-and-gowned seniors of Huntington Hills High that the unthinkable has happened: The class of ‘98’s top jock (Peter Facinelli) and its perennial prom queen (Jennifer Love Hewitt) have broken up.
June 12, 1998
Feb. 2, 1990
Television
Television producers say Warren Beatty is losing some of his mystique as he heavily promotes his role in the movie “Dick Tracy.”
July 2, 1990
You gotta give it to the gumshoe: “Dick Tracy” is brash, irresistible fun.
June 10, 1990
Though you wouldn’t suspect it from his place as the pasha of popular entertainment, Steven Spielberg’s soul is in conflict.
Dec. 11, 1991