Word: capricorn
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Eastern cultures, business and political leaders routinely consult horoscopes. Jessica Adams, an Australian psychic astrologer who trained at the London College of Psychic Studies, expresses bafflement that Westerners don't follow their lead. "We could see this Capricorn cycle coming," she says. "I could see these household names crumbling...
...cosmic readers, your astrological sign: Capricorn...
...little off-kilter. Could be last weekend’s little wardrobe snafu—nothing a belt can’t fix. Sagittarius There is something to be said for blind idealism, but keep your guard up and be careful. Not everything is as perfect as it seems. Capricorn Something amazing is about to happen to you, but it’s all a matter of interpretation. We are prophetic in our vagueness. Aquarius Now that the parents have finally left town, let down your hair and do something crazy. It’s never too late...
...Mostly what Capricorn does is send people to his many dungeons, which are loaded with discards from other Silvertongue incidents, including some of Frank Baum's flying monkeys, a Minotaur and that white unicorn. This cast traipses in and out of more small dark rooms than someone looking for a studio apartment in New York City. And when they're not being thrown in a dungeon, they're either fleeing from the castle or trying to sneak back in. Whatever they seek, they generally find, but then forget...
...premise. To overcome that, the film has to offer something special, going beyond the easy score of referencing classic works of children's literature. Certainly it's a treat to see a Silvertongue bring The Wizard of Oz's Toto to life, or enjoy the visual gag of seeing Capricorn's henchman land in the middle of Kansas, post-tornado. But the internal story, the meta-Inkheart as penned by Fenoglio, never comes into focus; if I were Capricorn, I'd want to escape its tedious pages as well. And if I were Mirren, I'd steer that unicorn right...