Word: caste
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Bell--who produced and directed "Eleganza: A Celebration of style" and currently heads Black CAST--said group members should be able to "make their individual dreams come true" through the BSA, supported by organizational resources...
...workers being put on the street by cutbacks in the civil service and state industries. Estimates of the number of unemployed run as high as 142 million, 12 million in the cities and the rest in rural areas. Tensions caused by layoffs and other wrenching social changes were cast in stark relief three weeks ago, when the Wuhan bomb explosion killed 16 and wounded 30. Suspects include both disgruntled workers and Muslim separatists...
...police in '50s Los Angeles with all its gradations of questionable ethics. Guy Pearce and Russel Crow turn in fine performances that give us two different approaches to policing, thinking first and hitting later, or vice versa. A reptilian James Cromwell and slick Kevin Spacey round out a fine cast and a finer tale. Could this be an Oscar contender? I'm not a betting man. --Nicolas R. Rapold...
...violence and frequent screaming. The contaminating influence of American pop culture is everywhere, as indicated by choice shots of American brand names (Ford automobiles, Prozac "happy pills"), clips from American movies and glimpses of American cultural icons. Through a gray haze of depression, addiction and despair, Oldman and his cast somehow manage to salvage a sense of optimism and indomitable vitality from this tangle of wrecked lives. In doing so, they rescue the movie from wallowing in its own despair and self-pity. Be warned--it's not a happy ending, but it's not a miserable one either. --Scott...
...fault of The Big Lebowski is that some of its minor characters seem a bit too familiar. Even though the supporting players are variations on established oddball types, they still provide plenty of amusing moments thanks to the experienced, creative cast...