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...understand that the students [at Harvard] are really wonderful and a delight to teach," Ulrich added...

Author: By Sarah J. Schaffer, | Title: Social Historian Ulrich Accepts Tenured Post | 12/2/1994 | See Source »

...principles of science and religion. This is most effectively described in the film's birth scenes. In the first, Victor Frankenstein's mother dies in caesarean delivery performed by her husband. Though physically (and graphically) destroying the mother, the birth produces a joyful child who is a delight from his first moments. The monster's birth, however, is an awkward torment. The doctor/father/mother/creator wrestles with a newborn twice his size in a bath of amniotic fluids. The child attempts to kill his mother immediately on emerging from his copper womb, struggling to use his malformed limbs and decaying mind...

Author: By Sorelle B. Braun, | Title: The Modern PROMETHEU | 11/10/1994 | See Source »

Unsurprisingly, their offspring Thor is emotionally fucked. He is a troublemaker who is prone to hiding in rooms and creating havoc. Miller flails himself about the stage with great delight. His jarring screams keep the crazy pace going even when there's a dry point in the script...

Author: By Marco M. Spino, | Title: Exagerrated Nerd Gets Its Revenge | 10/13/1994 | See Source »

...loves acting too. Tarantino has small roles in his two features (and a ^ hilarious turn in the new comedy Sleep With Me). He knows what actors need and how to keep them percolating. "Quentin is a great collaborator," says Thurman, a creepy delight in Pulp Fiction as a woman convinced she's in control of her life and her men. "He is extremely clear about what he wants, but he's not close minded; he's no bully." Travolta says Tarantino trusts actors: "He lets you put all the icing on the cake. For Vincent, I could mock...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Blast to the Heart | 10/10/1994 | See Source »

...much to the delight of spectators, he even played a couple of songs...

Author: By Andrew A. Green and Rosalie R. Obrien, S | Title: Billy Joel Talks, Sings, Advises | 10/4/1994 | See Source »

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