15 Great TIME Cover Stories by Richard Corliss

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July 15, 1985, cover of TIME
The July 15, 1985, cover of TIMECover Credit: DAVID HUME KENNERLY
By TIME Staff

In his 35 years at TIME, Richard Corliss—the influential film critic who died on Thursday at age 71—produced dozens of cover stories, from a look at the television show Dallas to a tribute to the late Robin Williams. Along the way, he turned to vegetarianism, yoga and, most of all, the movies. Here are 15 of our favorite TIME covers for Richard Corliss stories.

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Aug. 11, 1980, cover of TIME
The Aug. 11, 1980, cover of TIMECover Credit: JULIAN ALLEN
July 15, 1985, cover of TIME
The July 15, 1985, cover of TIMECover Credit: DAVID HUME KENNERLY
May 26, 1986, cover of TIME
The May 26, 1986, cover of TIMECover Credit: THEO WESTENBERGER
Aug. 24, 1987, cover of TIME
The Aug. 24, 1987, cover of TIMECover Credit: TED THAI
June 26, 1989, cover of TIME
The June 26, 1989, cover of TIMECover Credit: GREGORY HEISLER
Dec. 25, 1989, cover of TIME
The Dec. 25, 1989, cover of TIMECover Credit: ERIC BOUVET / GAMMA LIAISON
May 7, 1990, cover of TIME
The May 7, 1990, cover of TIMETIME
Jan. 23, 1995, cover of TIME
The Jan. 23, 1995, cover of TIMECover Credit: KIMBERLY BUTLER
May 19, 1997, cover of TIME
The May 19, 1997, cover of TIMECover Credit: GREGORY HEISLER
April 26, 1999, cover of TIME
The April 26, 1999, cover of TIMETIME
April 23, 2001, cover of TIME
The April 23, 2001, cover of TIMECover Credit: RUVEN AFANADOR
July 15, 2002, cover of TIME
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May 12, 2003, cover of TIME
The May 12, 2003, cover of TIMETIME
July 12, 2004, cover of TIME
The July 12, 2004, cover of TIMECover Credit: GREGORY HEISLER
Aug. 25, 2014, cover of TIME
The Aug. 25, 2014, cover of TIMEPhotograph by Nigel Parry—CPI, Cover ©TIME

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