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Based, like the 1970 The Honeymoon Killers, on the case of lonely-hearts murderers Raymond Fernandez and Martha Beck, this poisonous, beautifully acted tragicomedy exerts a cold fascination. Virtually every scene is a single shot (no intercutting to cue emotion); the camera prowls like a smooth, stealthy voyeur. Yet the film is true to the ferocity of mad love. There is a deep crimson in the couple's passion that, in the end, can only fade to noir...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CINEMA: THE THREE FACES OF EVIL | 10/20/1997 | See Source »

Amanda H. Beck '00, another member of the committee, said she hopes the bishops' visits strongly capture student interest...

Author: By Kevin S. Schwartz, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Bishops to Speak at Brooks House | 9/30/1997 | See Source »

...very excited to have the bishops come to Harvard and we hope this will encourage the students on campus to investigate the religious opportunities available here," Beck said...

Author: By Kevin S. Schwartz, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Bishops to Speak at Brooks House | 9/30/1997 | See Source »

...Daniel Beck, Gianni Versace's 8-year-old nephew, has a compelling reason to be nice to his sister. Allegra Beck, 11, is the main beneficiary of Versace's fortune, including his 45% share in the company, worth about $50 million, according to Italian news reports. Daniel didn't miss out entirely. He's said to have inherited his uncle's art collection, including works by Picasso, De Chirico and Leger...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Sep. 29, 1997 | 9/29/1997 | See Source »

...what? Punk poets came and went, Kurt Cobain chief among them, and a folk-rock movement arose again--neo-folkies like Beck, Indigo Girls, Laura Love, all charged with youth but drawing on the past. Where was Dylan? His albums in the '90s have been mostly cautious retoolings--CDs laden with aged, unreleased material or dusty covers of traditional folk songs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MUSIC: DYLAN'S LOST HIGHWAY | 9/29/1997 | See Source »

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