Word: colored
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...shoot up, you will literally end up in a graveyard," says Simmons. Not all the new creations are as charged or provocative as those of Timorous Beasties (whose fabrics cost about $120 a meter from www.timorousbeasties.com). Designer Manuel Canovas rolled out wallpapers with traditional pastoral scenes in funky color combinations like mauve on mustard and rose on lime. You never know, though: Timorous Beasties' toile may be cutting edge now, but it could become a classic like Wedgwood someday. Simmons reports that in November he visited Buckingham Palace - where he met the Queen...
...crab and seafood-based hot pots, such as the fiery maeoontang. Typically, prices aren't stated: instead, restaurateurs ask a small fee for dressing your catch and serving it with wasabi, chilies, raw garlic, sesame leaves and lettuce. It might not be everyone's idea of breakfast?but for color, it sure beats the hotel coffee shop...
...saving grace of this movie is its cinematography, which is nearly impeccable. The characteristic use of strong color and natural imagery that distinguished Yimou in this summer’s Hero returns in full force with Flying Daggers, bestowing the film with a mythic ethos that mostly excuses its often pedantic moralizing...
Usually, the stunning vistas and skillful use of color ordinarily would not be enough in the post-Lord of the Rings cinematic landscape. But the scenery is discovered by the characters and audience simultaneously. Their wonder at the astonishing scenery contrasts adroitly with the surrounding ugliness of petty human motivations, achieving a poetic effect far beyond mere appreciation of pleasant backgrounds...
Telling camerawork by cinematographer Xavier Pérez Grobet (Tortilla Soup) provides another revealing contrast, with scenes in and around Walter’s apartment and at his job appearing drab and gray, while scenes in the park with Robin are filled with color. The supporting cast skillfully depicts the various attitudes of outsiders toward Walter’s sickness. And though the screenplay (written by Kassell and Steven Fechter) occasionally overreaches with a few contrived lines and overwrought symbols, it seamlessly crafts the complex, raw story and invites an audience reaction as conflicted as the emotions of the characters...