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...when he recalled the character of Fenwick In Barry Levinson's recent film Diner. Fenwick in the handsome and defiant preppy with a mysterious flair, the one who pushes himself to dangerous extreme for a laugh. He tips the car and dances himself with ketchup and trick his friendships, clever as ever in the flamingo-laden living room of a friend, Fenwick quietly answers every College Bowl questions emanating from a grainy TV screen-all-for a lick...
Which doesn't mean that these five stories aren't refreshing, clever, insightful and even hilarious at times. One of Prager's most appealing talents is her ability to write in any century or country, no matter how exotic or removed, as long as there are women around she feels at home...
...convincingly turns into a cat. Lynne is a fluent choreographer, but uninventive. She relies on three main modes-jazz, ballet and acrobatics-which in reiteration become anticlimactic. When a huge boot clunks down in the middle of the chorus in the first big dance number, the touch is deliciously clever but later seems like a prophetic critique...
...choice of subject matter is truly clever, and the vast resources of imagery almost prevent the poems from becoming dull...
...status quo. He likes to make sure his comrades don't get into trouble and helps those that do get out of their scrapes. But in Bob's world, the under-world coexists peacefully, if somewhat guardedly, with the police. One of Bob's best friends is the clever, wily Commissioner Ledru (Guy Decomble...