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Plenty of body, not much plot

Body of Evidence Starring Madonna and Willem Dafoe Reviewed by Kath Tucker It has been billed as a "highly charged erotic thriller", a cross between Fatal Attraction and 9.5IJ243>155IJ0>/.5I>255I> Weeks. It's also very close to Basic

Supporting the poor against the rich

By Stephen Marks MANAGUA — The new situation in Nicaragua is producing alliances unimaginable a few years ago. As the government of Violeta Chamorro sides increasingly with the rich against the poor, former members of the Nicaraguan

Reflections on the death of Superman

By Anthony Anderson On November 20, Superman, the fictional character who represented "Truth, Justice and the American Way" for more than 50 years, suffered a violent death at the hands of a character known as Doomsday. If you bought an issue

Cubans face their 'most difficult year'

By Peter Gellert HAVANA — Cuban women bear the lion's share of the burden of the island's economic crisis, because they are responsible for keeping the household going and making do amid widespread scarcities. "We are facing a triple

Far right stymied in Nicaragua

By Neville Spencer The defeat of the Sandinista government by the US-backed UNO coalition in the 1990 elections has left Nicaragua in a very unusual situation. The former government continues to play a large role in political life, and

Storm over 'justice' system

By Sarah Gormley ADELAIDE — South Australian Justice Derek Bollen's suggestion to a jury that a husband is entitled to use "rougher than usual handling" to force himself on his wife continues to generate public debate. But much of the

Determined campaign to defend Victorian schools

Determined campaign to defend Victorian schools By Kylie Budge MELBOURNE — Victorian Premier Jeff Kennett is continuing to implement his vision of education — against the wishes of teachers, students and parents. Education

A match for Thelma and Louise

Gas Food Lodging A film written and directed by Allison Anders Starring Brooke Adams, Ione Skye and Fairuza Balk Showing in Melbourne at the Kino Reviewed by Peter Boyle Allison Anders' debut film is something special. She demolishes

A green left emerges in Wales

CYNOG DAFIS was elected to the British parliament in April 1992. A member of the radical nationalist Plaid Cymru (Party of Wales), the former school teacher ran in alliance with the Green Party. Dafis spoke recently with Green Left Weekly's FRANK

Impasse over deportation of Palestinians

By Miriam Tramer The Palestinians stranded in southern Lebanon after illegal deportation by Israel are suffering from cold, and their health is deteriorating sharply. The Israeli government has yielded to international criticism only to the

Sydenham residents won't move for third runway

By Emma McDonald SYDNEY — A Federal Airports Corporation discussion paper proposing to demolish the suburb of Sydenham because it will be severely affected by noise from the new Sydney airport third runway, "is just another case of jumping

Radio highlights

Screen: Three Black Filmmakers — Featuring John Akomfrah from the London-based Black Audio Film Collective, veteran USA director William Greaves, whose film from the '60s, Symbiopsychtaxoplasm has been revived as a classic, and Australian