Word: britspeak
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...unforced script. Director Peter Cattaneo poises their conflict between need and shame lightly but firmly, and his actors--especially Mark Addy, whose Dave struggles touchingly with flab and impotence--achieve a similarly persuasive balance between the comedy and pathos of self-exposure. Will they ultimately dare the full monty (Britspeak for removing their G-strings) at the conclusion of their first show? That's eyes-only information. But to make an unembarrassing movie about embarrassment is definitely an eye-opening achievement...
...young prince's life will become a lot more public and more complicated, and his personality will be more sharply defined. He is already going to the dances favored by adolescent aristocrats, and already the girls are asking for kisses. By his female contemporaries, Wills is rated as "snoggable," Britspeak for sexy. That attribute has made him a pinup in teenage fanzines, where he has quickly gained a following. Wills is nearly as tall as Diana, and like his mother, he seems to have the best of Spencer good looks. A few years will tell...
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