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...imbedded some greater moral message in his series, the show had a lot to offer its teen and pre-teen audience in terms of life education, especially during its early years when nothing else like it existed. Dramas that incorporated children showed them only as they related to the adults in their lives—they weren’t people, they were props to develop the adult characters. Sitcoms like “Full House,” “Saved By The Bell” and “Blossom” showed more about kids...
...stars their finest, fullest roles: Greta Garbo (Ninotchka), Barbara Stanwyck (Double Indemnity), Gloria Swanson (Sunset Blvd.), Audrey Hepburn (Sabrina and Love in the Afternoon), Marilyn Monroe (Some Like It Hot), Jack Lemmon (The Apartment and six others). And what was in it for the viewer? Roiling dramatic dilemmas, complex adult characters and, memorably, some of the tastiest slices of dialogue in movie history. That was the icing on Wilder's cake...
Teens and young adults who watch more than an hour a day of TELEVISION are four times as likely to engage in AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR as those who watch less, according to a study published in the journal Science. The report, which followed 707 individuals over 17 years, is the first to link TV viewing in adolescence to ADULT aggression. Researchers found that 29% of 14-year-olds who watched TV for more than three hours a day went on to commit violent acts in their late teens and early 20s. Still unclear is whether TV causes the behavior or whether...
...Hazy Life, a loving indulgence of slacker society by first-time director Yamashita Nobuhiro, strips away all visual pyrotechnics and simply narrates the relationship between two homeless men who never went to school and whom society cares nothing about. Their one indulgence is to dub and star in adult videos. Nihilistic, simple and moving, it does what the other Asian fare at Hong Kong's festival didn't: it tells a story...
...Harvard Crimson was recently able to take part in a group interview with Williams and DeVito about Death to Smoochy. Williams immediately emphasized the film’s adult content, warning, “Do not bring a child to this movie.” He relished playing something different than his usual kid-friendly characters: “To play a dark character is something I’ve wanted to explore for a while.” Williams also noted that Norton, who normally plays dark roles, went in the opposite direction with his portrayal of the good...