Star 80.

From: National Review | Date: February 10, 1984| Author: Simon, John | Copyright information

BOB FOSSE'S Star 80 deals, or pussyfoots, with a real-life horror story it will not, cannot, dare not fully explore. It concerns the hideous murder of a Playboy playmate and starlet, Dorothy Stratten, by her husband, Paul Snider--a con-man and pimp with aspirations of becoming another Hugh Hefner--who then killed himself. For three reasons, aside from the trashiness of the story, Fosse could not succeed. First, the truth was too grisly to avoid an X rating, meaning a loss in reven...

Read all of this article with a FREE trial to HighBeam Research

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles from HighBeam Research

Science: History is written in the stars The legendary star in the Eastern sky that led the Magi to Bethlehem has been the subject of debate for 2,000 years. And now, at last, astronomers may be about to identify it. By Mark Kidger
The Independent - London ; The Star of Bethlehem is a perennial topic at Christmas. It is one of the great mysteries debated for almost 2,000 years, but shall we ever know for certain what it was? Some people argue that it never even existed. Astronomers seek to explain it with any one of a number of astronomical phenomena
'Star of wonder, star of night'; City church's gaslit star illumines and inspires for 148th time tonight
Intelligencer Journal Lancaster, PA ; O star of wonder, star of night Star with royal beauty bright, Westward leading, still proceeding, Guide us to Thy perfect light. These words from John H. Hopkins Jr.'s Christmas hymn "We Three Kings" mirrors the mystique of another star -- the cast-iron gas star suspended 19 feet above the chancel
EASY ELEGANCE Posh Peninsula Hotel has rising star with fine dining experience at Avenues
Chicago Sun-Times ; Avenues (STAR)(STAR)(STAR)(STAR) Peninsula Hotel, 108 E. Superior, (312) 573-6754 Prices: Prix-fixe: 3 courses, $68; 4 courses, $78; chef's degustation, $128 ($158 with wine pairing). Hours: 5-10 p.m. Tuesday-Friday; 5-10:30 p.m. Saturday. Wheels: Hotel valet, $18 with validation from the
REDESIGNED `STAR' REFINES ITS STAR FOCUS: TABLOID TELLS BIG-BUDGET ADVERTISERS IT'S A KINDER, GENTLER ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH TO SPEND THEIR AD DOLLARS.
Advertising Age ; ... clients,'' he said. STORIES WITH AN EDGE That's not to say the reborn Star will no longer cover what it sees as legitimate breaking news stories. ``We're still going to be a little adversarial. We still want stories with an edge,'' Mr. Bunton said. ``What we're ...
Five Star exposed in selling rort; Salesmen target 'easy touches'
Sunday Star-Times ; COLLAPSED FINANCE company Five Star Consumer Finance, already exposed for commercial lending "outside normal lending practices", was also funding door-to-door salesmen hawking their wares around poor communities. The Sunday Star-Times has learned Five Star, which went into receivership in August