Word: downbeatness
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...Cohn's shrinkage is not just a matter of his age, his distance from Wilshire Boulevard or his chronic breaches of etiquette. Rather, says a friend, "Sam was the king of artistic seriouness," and the appetite for serious films -- dark and downbeat, reeking of alienation -- is not what it was. In 1993, would studios green-light Lumet's Equus, Allen's Interiors, Altman's Quintet or Nichols' Carnal Knowledge? Cohn was a power broker during the decade or two when every movie director was by definition an untouchable auteur. Nowadays even true auteurs such as Scorsese are kept on rather...
...that the show would feature some longer stories and a mold-breaking format: "If our program is three pieces of the same length and then a light, short piece at the end, then we will have failed." After early shows drew criticism from ABC News executives for being too downbeat and tabloid-like (example: a whole show on serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer), the program was retooled. Last week's show featured three main stories and a light, short piece at the end on the New York Mets...
...Chrysler reported first-quarter earnings of $530 million. Ford's gains have been steadier, but it still managed to double analysts' predictions with net earnings of $572 million. Even General Motors turned a financial corner with quarterly profits of $513 million. Still, all three companies tempered their reports with downbeat expressions of caution. Ford's chairman, Harold A. Poling, complained of "weak economies, intense competition and excess industry capacity...
MUSIC It's lonely at the top, says a downbeat album by R.E.M...
...BOTTOM LINE: The once alternative rock band retreats from stardom with a downbeat, ruminative album...