Word: fright
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Damon, his dedication to acting overcame any kind of stage fright or hesitations he had. He had to remind himself of this fact in the movie's shower scene. The scene was filmed on set, so there were tanks filled with hot water that some times ran out. At his feet were the crew, blowing dry ice at his knees to create the fog effect. Damon concentrated on the acting, remembering that he had to get the power of the scene across...
GRACE AND GUTS, BUT WHAT ABOUT HER STAGE FRIGHT...
...question is whether the green-eyed, dark-haired 18-year-old can conquer her stage fright. Dogged by a history of erratic performances, she could be her own worst enemy if she suffers a small slip early in the competition and loses her concentration. Behind the scenes, Onodi's precompetition jitters can be comical. "Henni always forgets something," says teammate Ildiko Balog, "like her leotard or her competition number." But if she stays calm and summons some hey-look-at-me showmanship, she could hit gold. At 4 ft. 10 in., her lithe, well-proportioned frame creates the illusion...
Imagine William Faulkner in a fright wig or Carson McCullers and Flannery O'Connor strapped side by side on a roller coaster, and you have Harry Crews writing Southern gothic. In 1990 he produced the uproarious Body, in which he yoked a family of half-crazy Georgia crackers to the queasy glitz of big-time body building. Now there's Scar Lover, a comic love story filled with death and mutilation...
Much of the discussion of vulture scenarios is being prompted by sheer panic among officeholders who fear that a weak presidential candidate will drag down the whole ticket. Like opening-night stage fright, that panic could dissipate as voting begins and, perhaps, one of the present candidates proves stronger than anyone expected...