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From staff reports
A new comic strip called "Life In
Hell" is coming to The Gamecock.
The weekly strip, written and
drawn by Matt Groening, will
make its debut on Friday. The
uamecock is the first paper in
South Carolina to carry Groening's
work.
"Life in Hell," which was first
published in 1982, is a satirical
comic strip that looks at society's
absurdities. Groening (rhymes with
"raining") says he thought of the
title shortly after moving to the Los
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"Life In Hell" will be printed
each Friday, replacing "The Far
Side," which is in reruns while its
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By ANDY BECHTEL
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Working Girl doesn't always work, but when
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When her boss breaks her leg while skiing in
Europe, Tess quietly assumes her role. She works
on a huge deal for a radio network with Jack (Harrison
Ford), and romance eventually blooms between
them.
The plot is somewhat similar to The Secret of My
Success, but the emphasis of the comedy in Working
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to watch, but Nichols' direction seems
lazy at times, as if he didn't seem interested in the
material.
The lethargic camera work reflects on the actors
? Ford and Griffith often seem to be gliding
along, although they do have a lot of chemistry
between them. Weaver, however, gives a great performance
as the boss from hell. She has always
played the dynamic heroine (Aliens) or the inno
cent victim (Ghostbusters), and to see her play the
role of the evil boss is a refreshing treat.
Although often amusing, Working Girl never
quite reaches its potential, which is too bad considering
the director and actors involved. Then
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gel once they started filming, but it fragments more
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