Word: chandler
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Being the author of the hit-novel-turned-even-bigger-hit-movie is that for which James Ellroy is most celebrated. A sort of Raymond Chandler of the 90s, with a prose accordingly jacked up and acidified to match these less enchanted times, Ellroy is one of the most respected crime writers today to sling out stories ripped from the underside of American history. His heroes and villains crawl through dark worlds of dirty secrets but secrets which are paradoxically laid bare to a piercing, raking intellect. The subtext of the scandal sheet is that nothing is secret; everything...
...Although its library is inferior to that of Turner Classic Movies, amc is more fun to watch. Here you see the unfamiliar Jeff Chandler or Virginia Mayo films that are often deliciously bad but can be crudely fascinating and say much about the times in which they were made. All this, and George Clooney's dad Nick as a host...
...FRIENDS--Monica, Joey, Ross, Rachel, Chandler and even the sweet-tempered Phoebe--have been feeling rather unfriendly these days. Having recently celebrated the 100th episode of their series, which has generated hundreds of millions of dollars for Warner, the Friends were hoping for some special acknowledgment from the studio. Such hopes were not unreasonable, given that Warner has been known for its generosity. Top E.R. cast members got million-dollar bonuses when NBC renewed the show; and DREW CAREY got a Porsche for turning his show into a hit, and his show won't earn Warner anywhere near what Friends...
...play's other three characters--Chick Boyle,Doc Porter and Barnette Lloyd--provide enoughbalance to allow the audience to step away fromthe sisters' tragedies, and enough personal pathosto keep the plotline smooth. Marisa Chandler '99was perfect as self-absorbed, superficial Chick.Chandler walked tall and wore the kind of smirkycondescension on her overly made-up face thatChick's character emanated. Doc Porter came acrossas a strong-hearted, salt-of-the-earth fellow withTom Price's '02 expert handling, and MichaelDavidson '00 put just enough eccentricovereagerness into attorney Barnette Lloyd'scharacter. Had these actors been any less subtle,they would have made...
...worked really, really hard, and I feel like it really brought us together as a class, especially as far as the black community in the freshman class is concerned," said Vedra D. Chandler '02, one of the choreographers for the '02 Steppers. "It showed us what kind of things we could accomplish...