Word: fuses
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...would be. Russian authorities insisted the parcel posed no harm to the public. But four such packages have been smuggled into Russia, according to Basayev, who claimed that at least two of them also contain dynamite that could be detonated at will. "The war has become like a slow fuse," said Basayev, "but a small event can trigger a big explosion." Moscow authorities quickly activated a citywide radiation-monitoring system...
...When Night is Falling" is a deceptively grim name for a film that so magically explores the triumph of desire and true love. Written and directed by Patricia Rozema ("I've Heard the Mermaids Singing"), the movie manages to fuse the themes of Christian belief and homosexual desire in a refreshingly honest tale of attraction and awakening...
...moment, the current fad for sorority movies threatens to fuse the entire genre into a wholesome blur. Was every grandma a font of domestic wisdom? Has Anne Bancroft assumed all the lovable grouch roles that used to be taken by Jessica Tandy? Will Winona Ryder ever get to play an adult? Ryder, Bullock and Julia Roberts all seem to be auditioning for the role of America's Niece, and as a result their films come off a bit prim. "Hollywood is in a postfeminist era," says Sharon Stone, one of the few current grownup actresses with that old movie-star...
...behind the screens functions as the perfect atmosphere for Wallace's monologues. Looking at the silhouettes is like staring into Wallace's mind and seeing the different women that have come into his life: Victoria (Markella Zanni), Sarah (Leah Altman), Lili (Hilary Weissberg) and Nina (Alexandra Marolachakis). They all fuse into one woman, Wallace's dead mother, of course...
...PULLING THE FUSE ON CULTURE'' IS A brilliant case for continued funding of the arts agencies-and more funding, not less. It passionately spells out the incredible shortsightedness and downright stupidity of those who oppose them. JONATHAN BOLT New York City