Word: clicheed
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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In parodying the most recognizable traits of textbook modernism as reflected by its satirists, Lichtenstein may certainly be said to display a post-modernist sensibility; but what else is going on? Not, it appears, very much, and to call these paintings "visionary," as Cowart does, is to overrate them. Rather...
Photo appears to epitomize the exuberance that makes many Winthrop residents call it the most spirited House and many critics call it Winthrop High. But just as it is impossible to capture House life in one easy cliche, so it is impossible to say that enthusiasm is Photo's main...
This "irreverent memoir" of Arthur Fiedler and the Pops, written by his assistant conductor for 40 years, is frustrating to read because Dickson simply cannot write well enough to bring Fiedler's evidently singular personality and career to life. Music buffs, if they concentrate hard, can probably glean from Dickson...
The young in those years did more than merely hold the attention of the nation; they became a national obsession. Adults sometimes imagined themselves lost on the wrong side of that much repeated cliche, the "generation gap." From hairstyles to civil rights, the young made their presence felt in almost...
Scanners looks like big bucks, but it doesn't seem much like The Brood. Cronenberg admitted recently that Scanners is not especially deep and should be interpreted as his "fun entertainment picture." Where his previous films boldly advanced the language and style of the standard "scare 'em" thriller, Scanners retreats...