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...into film. A lot of stage magicians were the first to buy projectors and cameras. Our inspiration was the fact that it would be unique to use techniques that are inexpensive and fresh and that no one has really seen in a long time." In fact, the novelty film craze of Victorian England makes its way into the plot of "Dracula," as the ardent vampire pursues Mina through the London cinematograph exhibition. The characters watch images on a screen as we watch them. The film constantly dances around the subject of images--projections on movie screens, shadows which...
Movie sound tracks remain the best sellers. Disney's Beauty and the Beast album has sold more than 1.9 million copies and has been on the pop charts for the past 49 weeks. MCA has tried to tap into the Nintendo craze with White Knuckle Scorin', an album about the video game that echoes the Who's celebration of a pinball wizard in the 1969 rock opera Tommy...
...shirt craze has been a jackpot for vendors, who collect $13 to $15 a garment. Some sellers have continued peddling the shirts, claiming a teenager who wears a gun shirt isn't likely to attract attention to himself by also toting a gun. Other vendors insist it is only a fad but have halted the supply in response to parental concern. "But T shirts don't kill people," says manufacturer Ben S. Ali, who has stopped selling the shirts. "People kill people...
...known chefs as Mark Miller of Washington's Red Sage and Josefina Howard of New York City's Rosa Mexicano, who regularly experiment with chile- flavored dishes like duck tamales with herb salsa, roasted oysters with green jalapeno strips and chile-laced chocolate cake. Amateur cooks have joined the craze with the help of more than 20 cookbooks devoted exclusively to hot and spicy Mexican, Thai and Cajun foods. Mail-order outlets like Hot Stuff in New York City, Mo Hotta Mo Betta Co. in San Luis Obispo, California, and Hatch Chile Express in Hatch, New Mexico, sell fresh chile...
Without doubt, you've heard a sickening amount about the newest music craze in America, grunge metal. Unless, of course, you're one of the invisible legions of pre-sell-out alternative fiends who slept and ate the likes of Metallica, Nirvana, Soundgarden, L7, Smashing Pumpkins and Jane's Addiction before those annoying bandwagoneers jumped on and spoiled the secret--you still love your bands, but you hate the tag-alongs...