Word: apocalypticism
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Sweeps -- as most Americans are no doubt aware in the Entertainment Tonight, ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY, E! Entertainment Television era -- occur every November, February and May. These are the months when TV stations receive ratings that will allow them to fix their advertising rates for the coming months, prompting the networks to...
By the time the Belgians ceded independence to Rwanda in 1962, the foundations for slaughter had been laid. "When there is a rupture of authority, that creates a situation that is apocalyptic by nature and leads to fear and anguish," says Professor Francois Constantin, head of the East Africa Research...
The first two hours of The Stand, which Mick Garris directed from a screenplay by King, are as gripping as anything in recent TV memory. But after the cities have been cleaned out, the mini-series mutates into a more tepid apocalyptic soap opera. The narrative coalesces around a few...
Needless to say, Bob wasn't interested in joining me on the beach (and I might add that his apocalyptic story of invisible harbingers of grisly death almost discouraged me entirely). But my friends Holly and Dave were ready to go. Rearin' at the bit, actually, SB `94, here we...
Johnny 's fury of ideas mingles with his explosive emotions to make him one of the most unpredictable characters seen in many years. Surprisingly, the viewer rarely wonders, "where is this film going?" The viewer understands the film follows Johnny 's aimless wanderings, but like, Johnny , the viewer sees the...