Word: dark
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...dance's start, however, there was no doubt that this was going to be a spectacular performance. Opening against a dark stormy background and to the pulse of the Irish war drums, the effortlessness that the dancers convey in their obviously-difficult movements took many people's breath away. Dada's fantastic costumes helped the dancers ride on air, from the amazingly powerful male lead clad in black, to the passionate lovers in flowing crimson, to the ceaslessly energetic chorus in fluttery beige garments...
...settled for the thrill / Of basking in my spotlight / I never felt / So happy." The song ends with a rejection of all the Material Girl once held dear "No handsome stranger, heady danger / Drug that I can try / No ferris wheel, no heart to steal / No laughter in the dark / No one night stand, no far off land / No fire that I can spark." The ending of the song is irresistibly cryptic: "And now, I find / I've changed my mind." And then you hear her final whisper, "This is my religion...
...case you haven't heard, the wildly overrated writer-director of Pulp Fiction and Jackie Brown has decided to amuse and confound the New York theater scene by accepting a part in a much-ballyhooed revival of Frederick Knott's classic 1966 thriller, Wait Until Dark. Tarantino plays Harry Roat, a ruthless drug smuggler who coerces two small-time hoods (Stephen Lang and Juan Hernandez) into helping him recover a shipment of heroin hidden in the apartment of an unwitting couple. When they discover that Suzy (Marisa Tomei), the homebound wife, is blind, the crooks wait for her husband...
...implying, however, that we all go trotting around in dark alleys proclaiming ourselves invincible. How do we reconcile such theory and practice? I guess figuring out this dilemma is beyond the bounds of this thesis...uh, I mean column...
...front of a predominantly male crowd of approximately 800 fans, the boxing event begins. Several male boxers proceed to fight. Then, a voice in the dark balcony whispers, "Next one is a chick fight...