Word: drownings
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...years. The objective was to target aging baby boomers, who presumably need entertainment that could include their kids. But as quantity increased, quality declined, and now Hollywood has a glut of wholesome movies that aren't performing well. This summer saw Kazaam, Pinocchio, Harriet the Spy and even Flipper drown at the box office. "Hollywood happens to work in cycles," says Chris Meledandri, who runs Fox's family film division. "You watched that young-skewing movie cycle burn out before your very eyes." And the problem isn't just quality: last year, despite critics' raves, A Little Princess didn...
Purists complain that the crowd the clubs attract--mostly young, white and male--have little appreciation for or awareness of the history of the blues. Noisy, beer-bottle-breaking audiences sometimes drown out acoustic musicians. "They're not paying attention. They're just out to have a good time," says Michelle Willson, lead singer of the Boston blues band Evil Gal. "I've had people come up to me at the House of Blues and ask, 'Do you think Dan Aykroyd is going to be here tonight...
...nominations (including Best Play and Best Score) when it opened on Broadway. The story and music alone are enough the grab the attention and emotions of the audience. However, something got lost on the road from New York's polished production to Boston's small stage. Overzealousness and melodrama drown the sincere intentions of the author. And yet, it is hard to blame the actors for their elaborate histrionics--they are dealing with an issue which has dominated the feelings and beliefs of an entire country...
Even the orchestra exceeded the usual standard for student performances. There was, as always, some slackness of tempo and wobbling in the strings and horns; but over the long and difficult haul, the orchestra only improved. Only rarely, as at the end of Act II, did it drown out the singers...
...Female Transport" was grating, "White Squall," another true story, this one about the fateful 1960 voyage of the school ship Albatross, is manipulative. Through annoying direction and a terrible script, you are forced to care about all of the characters, setting up an emotional windfall after several of them drown. However, if you're too busy laughing at lines like, "Do you know what's out there? Some wind and rain and some damn big waves," you'll hardly have time...