Word: ageing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...name for itself by recruiting creative wizards like Lynch who have worked mostly in movies and can bring a new sensibility to TV. In its first full season of development Imagine produced three of the most original shows on network television: Felicity, the WB's cinematic coming-of-age drama about a college freshman; Sports Night, a fast-paced half-hour on ABC that mixes comedy and drama to capture the world of an ESPN-like sports show; and The PJs, a foamation series for Fox featuring the voice of its co-creator Eddie Murphy. All three have been renewed...
...always, it was President Clinton, the most finely tuned politician of the age and the bully pulpit's current occupant, who best captured the prevailing political tone. From global warming to lagging test scores, from car safety seats to unmet alimony payments, the President is quick to launch a program for any problem, no matter how obscure, with three points or five points or seven--the more points the better. And, yes, he did urge school boards to apply for federal grants that would put armed police officers in schools. But in the face of the carnage, he mostly dropped...
...wrong, there's absolutely nothing wrong with that at all. In fact, we guys are ecstatic with the notion that sex appeal actually improves with age. That is, if this were the real world and not the world of cinematic fantasy. Nevertheless, women do seem to find the likes of Connery and Ford attractive (I guess the fame and wealth thing doesn't seem to hurt, either...
Enough of this age thing. What about the movie itself? Underneath the overpowering glare of the film's marquee stars lies a movie that's halfway decent, for what it is. For a spy thriller that's meant to keep you guessing until the last minute, it succeeds without the presence of an actual story. Though the plot is thin, the directing is striking, and the stars make up for the lack of substance. Admittedly, the film itself seems to be an excuse to showcase the talents of two of Hollywood's hottest players...
...think critics across the board have loved The Dream Life of Angels because it would be such a bummer for director Erick Zonca, a really nice, hardworking guy, if they didn't. The eminently decent Zonca has said that he'd wanted to make a big-screen feature since age 14, but he never felt he had the "cultural background" or the know-how. Cultural background?? How could anyone pan this guy? If only more directors had such tender misgivings...