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Aug. 1, 2008
Entertainment & Arts
Paramount Pictures, whose ninth installment of the long-running and highly lucrative “Star Trek” movie series lands in theaters today, has the secret to sequel success: Make ‘em at a price.
Dec. 11, 1998
Movies
Films are getting longer, and Oscar voters seem to equate length with quality and seriousness.
Jan. 1, 2000
Is Hollywood Really Half Mirage and Half Bad Writing? : THE GROVE BOOK OF HOLLYWOOD; Edited by Christopher Sylvester; Grove Press: 696 pp., $37.50
Dec. 10, 2000
Soccer
Instead of defensive midfielders and lone strikers, the first question Steve Sampson fielded from reporters Thursday dealt with the Secretary of State--specifically, Madeleine Albright’s interest in normalizing U.S.
June 19, 1998
Television
The Cisco Kid, that dashing caballero and Robin Hood of the Old West who filled kids’ imaginations for half a century, is back.
Feb. 5, 1994
Brashly predicting it will win next season’s ratings race, last-place CBS on Friday announced a fall schedule of eight new series, including comedies with Twiggy and Redd Foxx and a weekly hour revue with Carol Burnett, who was swiped from NBC.
May 25, 1991
World & Nation
In Britain: They tolerate advertising and believe in God, but they don’t pray much, and young people want to leave. . . . * A majority of those under age 25 would prefer to live somewhere else, with the United States and Australia the favored alternatives. * Well over half say they believe in God, but only about one in three think daily prayer is important. * They will tolerate advertising almost anywhere--even on videotapes.
Sept. 17, 1991
Movie review: ‘Enter the Void’
Sept. 24, 2010
Travel & Experiences
On the premise that when it comes to a goodthing, there’s no such thing as too much, Disneyland on Thursday unveiled Aladdin’s Oasis, a themed in-park restaurantbuilt around the hit animated film.
July 3, 1993