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Barnes' novels defy categorization. He is best known for Flaubert's Parrot (1984) and the ambitiously titled, A History Of The World In 10 1/2 Chapters. Talking It Over (1991) also garnered extraordinary critical and popular acclaim...
Christine Kienzle as the Witch also deserves acclaim. She is delightfully malicious in the first act and Kienzle does not make the mistake of letting the Witch get any nicer after her physical transformation. Kienzle is perhaps at her best when she is blithely running down the crimes of the Baker's father: "I'll tell you the same I tell Kings and Queens--never never ever mess around with my greens--especially the beans...
...Such acclaim breeds competition, and in the past year half a dozen non- Disney animated features were released (Ferngully: The Last Rainforest, An American Tail: Fievel Goes West, Cool World, Rock-a-Doodle, Bebe's Kids and Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland). Some of these had charm to spare; others were what industry analyst Art Murphy calls "spinach pictures -- family films that are good for you." Popeye eats spinach, kids don't; the six films together managed just over half the take of Beauty and the Beast. It all proves the difficulty of matching either Disney's financial commitment...
...these ghostly materials Michael Ondaatje has fashioned a magic carpet of a novel that soars across worlds and times. Ondaatje, a Sri Lankan poet who lives in Toronto, has gained considerable acclaim before, most notably for his one-of-a-kind memoir of colonial Ceylon, Running in the Family. He has also established himself as one of the most inspired chroniclers, and exemplars, of the new cross-cultural mix taking shape all around us, able to light up Salman Rushdie-land with a visual daring that must have moviemakers salivating. Two weeks ago, The English Patient won England's prestigious...
...members of Ugly Kid Joe are probably laughing off such public disses. After all, respect and critical acclaim of their musicianship isn't part of their grand plan, as revealed in "Mr. Recordman": "To sell a lotta records `n' tour 'round the world,/ Make a lotta money 'n' meet lotsa' girls." With America's Least Wanted, Ugly Kid Joe seems right on track...