Word: caste
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...themes working through the stories, it is disillusionment that seems to cast its shadow most often upon the main characters. In "Willing," an actress finds herself without money and fame, moves back home and takes up with an auto mechanic: "It had taken on the shape of a terrible mistake. She hadn't been given the proper tools to make a real life with...She'd been given a can of gravy and a hairbrush and told `There you go.'" In "Real Estate," a woman named Ruth becomes so dissatisfied with her life that she finds metaphysical consolation only...
...1870s. Beloved is a handsome, classy production that is distinguished in every possible way, but it is also a cold film. The screenplay grapples admirably with Morrison's convoluted narrative but can never get to the heart of it. The saving grace of the movie is the renowned cast. Bill Gienapp...
...action film taught with suspense, The Siege has also raised the ire of Arab-American groups fuming at yet another portrayal of Arabs as crazed religious zealots and bombers. The Siege has many shortfalls, including two-dimensional characters. The Siege has its thrills and suspenses, and its big name cast shouldn't fail to lure the crowds, but don't expect much more than a typical action flick with the twist of modern day relevance. Keith D. DesRochers...
...upscale dining venue. The kitchen is open, and a sleek chrome wrap-around bar flanks a series of small tables at which appetizers can be ordered during busy hours. Harvest boasts track lighting with a bit of a difference: upsidedown T bars emerge from the ceiling to subtly cast shadows off of the warm walls. The patio looks like the perfect place for summer dining from our vantage point inside the French windows, although the chilly night has the table-top umbrellas shut tight...
...second,the film had dropped to fourth. Industry reviewshave been mixed, while many in the Muslim and Arabcommunity remain disappointed and vociferouslycritical. "I don't think you ever work expectingthe reaction, I think you just do the work thatyou do," Zwick says. "I think if you work with oneeye cast in anticipation of a particular response,it'll never get there. I think you just try to beas involved in the material and as honest as youcan...