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...trying on masks. His expression changes quickly, precisely, but never subtly: it is a childlike grin, or a petulant frown, or a quivering rage. In another moment, the man is a sculptor, chiseling a massive imaginary block until it becomes a miniature, a fragment, then dust. Slow fade, then, to emphasize that this is a self-conscious metaphor for the man's own meticulous, minimal art. -By William A. Henry...
...audience. M*A*S*H surpassed the previous alltime leader, the 1980 "Who Shot J.R.?" episode of Dallas. With 30-second commercials selling for as much as $450,000, the highest price in history, the program earned CBS some $14 million. M*A*S*H won't fade away either; old shows will flicker on in syndicated reruns on 190 television stations...
When the actual liberation ensues, reality and the quiet course of life gain the upper hand again. Things wind down to a slower pace, but for a brief period, the characters' lives have been woven into a mythic tapestry alternating somber patterns, with flashes of wild color. The patterns fade through time, but the colors grow ever brighter and more vivid in this marvellous cinematic folktale...
...offcue. Each time a dancer stumbles or misses a step, he winces with disappointment, and glances at the competition. When Zach later asks them to introduce themselves-- "I just want to hear you talk and be yourselves"--they freeze: this is an unexpected, personal request, and as the lights fade the artists cover their faces with promotional photos, hiding behind the confidence of a typed resume...
...when Pamela Sousa as Cassie dances with the company, they fade from view. Although her voice strains when belting out the powerful "Music and the Mirror," on the dance floor Sousa is music itself. She explodes with energy and spirit and handles the difficult transition from fast jazz to sensual, seductive contortion with astounding grace. Surprisingly, Sousa is only an understudy for the regular Cassie, Angelique...