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...wanking at half past three." In Unrequited Love, Freudian Psychology and Other Small Tragedies, Jose Guzman, as both writer and director, takes a relatively conventional approach to the subject. He gives us, as the title of his play suggests, unrequited love and a bit of psychology. Alternately poetic and awkward in its linguistic sensibility...
Such a lifestyle is an invitation to RSI. Repetitive strain injury has long been associated with blue-collar jobs that required excessive force, awkward posture and repetitive actions -- like driving the same kind of screw hour after hour in an assembly line or slicing carcasses all day in a meat- processing plant. For the delicate muscles and tendons in the fingers and wrists, rapidly pushing buttons thousands of times an hour can be just as stressful. "When you're working eight hours a day at the same task, you're essentially an athlete," says Dr. Emil Pascarelli, director of ambulatory...
...killed his brother, suspects the Clanton family led by Pa Clanton (Walter Brennan). They represent the bad element of the town. Forced to frequent a Mexican bar, the Clantons are obvious outsiders, whereas Doc Holiday who comes from an aristocratic family in Boston, and Wyatt Earp, who is often awkward but always a gentleman represent the perennial insiders...
Likewise, the characters' interactions are awkward. To remind Katherine that she is a burdensome imposter, Isobel makes violent love to Patrick in the adjoining room. Isobel's weak attempt at self-assertion towards a scheming woman does not resonate well. The scene is not only poorly integrated into the film, it weakens it. A rowdy sex scene merely substitutes graphic detail for a more intelligent treatment of the characters' psychology...
...would have put the other clubs in an awkward position," he says. "They would have hemmed and hawed, but they would have come around...