Word: dark
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...thieves' improbable connoisseurship set off speculation that the heist was a botched assignment ordered up by a wealthy collector. But no leads panned out. Then, in August, Herald reporter Tom Mashberg claimed he had been escorted to a dark warehouse and shown by flashlight Rembrandt's signature on Storm on the Sea of Galilee. The assignation was brokered by Youngworth, who then told ABC's Nightline he could deliver the stolen works in exchange for the museum's $5 million reward and the release of his pal Myles J. Connor Jr., a thief who was in prison for selling cocaine...
...lane of the express road before it entered the tunnel at 12:25 a.m. on Aug. 31. Two off-duty chauffeurs standing near the tunnel entrance heard the roar of the motor as the Mercedes downshifted and accelerated. Directly in front of the speeding vehicle, they said, was a dark-colored sedan moving at normal speed. (The speed limit in the tunnel is 30 m.p.h.) They saw the Mercedes swerve into the left lane in an attempt to pass the car. Once the two vehicles entered the tunnel, these witnesses lost sight of them. But they immediately heard a loud...
Meanwhile, a man and woman driving through the tunnel in the opposite, eastbound direction also reported seeing a dark car in front of the Mercedes. There was a sudden screech of brakes. The man heard a "small" impact, then saw the Mercedes skid directly into a support pillar in the middle of the tunnel, leading him to think the car had sideswiped the other vehicle and lost control...
...screenplay's fundamental fault is its lack of cohesiveness. The movie fluctuates between drama, mystery and unclassifiable postmodern meditation on the evils of our society. Some dark comedy is occasionally juggled in as well. All this prohibits any real character development, and the frequently ambiguous, double-edged dialogue doesn't help form personalities...
...first two movements are dark and nightmarish. Moments of lightness only parody true happiness, and do little to dispel the deep anxiety that pervades this entire section. Strong rhythmic chords in the second movement must almost certainly have influenced Gustav Holst's "Mars" in the Planets suite...