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Kevin Sandler comes back to Michigan with a book under his belt and a clear path under his feet. A woman who works at the Coffee Beanery in Birming- ham runs outside and hands Kevin Sandler a piece of paper with neat handwriting on it. "Here's a list of our vegan drinks, no dairy," she says. Sandler's face relaxes, and he takes a long sip of his raspberry-ice smoothie. An admittedly staunch animal rights activist who eats no animal products whatsoev- er, Sandler stands on principle a lot. He's been in school his entire life, which makes the 29-year-old feel like a teenag- er. He kind of is – especially living with Mom and Dad in West Bloomfield while writ- ing his dissertation on the motion picture ratings system in America and the British board of film classification. "I go to movies to learn. I want to come out wiser than I was when I went in," he says. Sandler grew up in Oak • Park and West Bloomfield, and at Temple Israel, a popular, good-looking guy that many young women in the B'nai B'rith Youth Orga- nization noticed and wanted to date. Sandler looks the same – lean, medium height, but now with the ever-popular close-cropped Caesar haircut and a comfortable swagger that comes with the confidence of getting older. He graduated from the University of Michigan in 1991, then worked in pub-- licity for "Cheers" and "Northern Expo- sure" in Los Angeles. Later, he complet- ed a master's degree in communications at Indiana State University, and did his doctorate in cinema studies at Sheffield Hallam University in England. Last year, he lectured on film studies at U of M. He chose Sheffield because "there were some really great professors in American film censorship and American film history – and, it's England," he says. Sheffield is the city where the movie The Full Monty took place. While doing research at the British Film Institute, Sandler lived among 18- and 19-year-olds at the London Hillel House. "I was like the old man of the house – I was 27," he chuckles. "But I still feel like 19. When you're in college your whole life, you don't grow up." It was Olivia Newton-John's starring role as Sandy in Grease that turned San- dler on to film. "It was 1978. I wouldn't go to the movies to see Grease; I thought it was about the country, Greece," he recalls. His family went and came back raving. Finally, he gave in, and "fell in love with Olivia Newton- John." He was also affected by ET, which made him cry. Although he goes back and forth to England periodically to meet with pro- fessors, Sandler's set on staying in the States. "My dogs live here," he explains. His first book — Reading the Rabbit: Explorations in Warner Bros. Animation — was published this year by Rutgers University Press; Sandler is the youngest author they've published. Next spring, his second book, a collaborative editing effort called Titanic: Anatomy of a Block- buster (a compilation of essays about why the film made so much money) will come out, also by Rutgers. Sandler is currently in discussion with the press to turn his dissertation into a book. Plus, he's already made one movie (which he won't discuss) and hopes to make a few more. So where is he headed? Exactly where he already is. Sandler says he sim- ply wants to teach and write. And go to the movies.