Word: exoticism
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The set itself--a grungy, industrial conglomeration of trash bins, street signs, scaffolding and stoplights--itself becomes a part of the show. At the halfway point, the cast drums a loud, brilliant, exuberant number against these street artifacts while literally suspended from the scaffolding. And in the show's final...
When the old god Jehovah, or Yahweh, ceased to frighten most people, new prophets arose. People listened to preachings about capitalism, democracy, humanism, socialism and communism. When even these failed to fill the human soul, the unexplored exotic religions of the East, such as Buddhism [RELIGION, Oct. 13], beckoned. But...
When Austin and Catherine share the same space, then, her discomfort is almost palpable. She stumbles over her words, retreats to the corner and darts her eyes around the room as if tapping out an S.O.S Catherine's accomplishments are few, and she is inevitably disparaged by a father who...
After the dramatic decline of Dirk and his friends, one expects the movie to conclude. After all, you are supposed to reap what you sow. It is here that Boogie Nights delivers its most surprising, and most deeply, American turn. Anderson's menagerie of sleazy characters find redemption in family...
Mick's reasons for jaunting to London from his home in Sheffield are quite different from Judy's--less hokey maybe, but not much more believable. Mick speeds to the city in order to exact revenge on six men who (he is told) raped his girlfriend, Gabby, after her act...