Word: famed
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...wake of the tragic Colorado shootings two weeks ago, the mini-industry of TV pundits and editorial page prognosticators that came to fame in the Era of Monica have resurfaced--tanned, rested and ready to dispense supposedly penetrating analysis at a moment's notice. The cast of opinionated characters has changed a bit--fewer former federal prosecutors, more child psychologists--but the goal is still the same: to take the few known facts of the case and fill air time and op-ed space by speculating, ruminating and suggesting reasons for the tragedy...
...Buzz Some wonder if director Jan De Bont, of Twister and Speed fame, will place The Haunting in the same thrilling and fast-paced category as his other successes. There was something to be said for the slow, chilling movement of the original movie, but perhaps a faster and more terrifying tour through the new and improved Hill House will give this movie its own modern ability to haunt...
...most expensive--the film cost well over $100 million. Antonio Banderas stars as an emissary kidnapped by warriors. Banderas soon joins the tribe in their battle against these strange mysterious creatures (sci-fi anyone?) that consume everything in their paths. The still aristocratic Omar Sharif (of Funny Girl fame) also stars. Release has been delayed several months because of flaws in production. It's also been rumored that the original director John McTiernan was let go in the middle of filming with Dr. Crichton himself taking over directorial duties. The Buzz Blood. Antonio Banderas. Blood. Vikings. Antonio Banderas. $100 million...
...fact, we guys are ecstatic with the notion that sex appeal actually improves with age. That is, if this were the real world and not the world of cinematic fantasy. Nevertheless, women do seem to find the likes of Connery and Ford attractive (I guess the fame and wealth thing doesn't seem to hurt, either...
...This week, FM wonders what's in a name--"Rising Star: A Brand Name History," and the Endpaper by Vasugi V. Ganeshananthan. We resolve to find fame, be it brief, be it phony--Adam Taub becomes a precocious pre-frosh and Noah Oppenheim leads a troupe to New York City to hit the big time--all for the sake of Fifteen Minutes...