Word: grave
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...layabout in the lower depths of Edinburgh, Renton steals from stores, locked cars, old-age pensioners' homes, his own mother's purse--all to support his "sincere and truthful junk habit." He blithely betrays his friends; his schemes help send two mates to jail and another into an early grave. When a baby in his shooting gallery suddenly dies, Renton's only impulse is to shoot up. He also smokes, talks dirty and blasts a dog's butt with BB-gun pellets...
...that is. His Lone Star has become, in limited release, this summer1s movie of choice for grownups who still regard intricate narrative and careful characterization as the most treasurable of special effects, says TIME's Richard Schickel. There are no explosions here, just a skeleton unearthed from a shallow grave after a 30-year rest. Sam Deeds (Chris Cooper), sheriff in a Texas border town where even corruption proceeds at a somnolent pace, has reason to believe these to be the earthly remains of a sadistic and crooked predecessor, Charley Wade (Kris Kristofferson). He also guesses that his late father...
...more medals, a silver medal in the springboard and a bronze in the 100-m backstroke. (She still has medal certificates signed personally by Baron Pierre de Coubertin.) Those were the Games later dramatized in Chariots of Fire, a movie to which Aileen takes great exception. "They did a grave injustice to Charley Paddock, the sprinter who became a dear friend. They portrayed him as a skinny fellow of few words. Why, he was powerfully built, and he could talk the ears off the Prince of Wales...
Lamm's dalliance with the Reform Party began with his appearance two weeks ago at its California conclave, where the audience devoured his assault on "generational malpractice." Said he: "Without unpopular reforms...the future of the American experiment stands in grave jeopardy." His credentials make him a credible spokesman for Perot's issues. During his 12 years in Colorado's statehouse, Lamm was called Governor Gloom because of his warnings about the need to tame entitlement programs such as Medicare...
...anti-abortion law, considered the most restrictive in the country. The Utah law in question directly challenged the 1973 Roe vs. Wade decision and made any abortions illegal after 20 weeks of pregnancy except for in three cases: if required to save the woman's life, to prevent "grave damage" to a woman's health and prevent the birth of a child with "grave defects." In a 5-4 vote Monday, the court said parts of the law could be enforced even if other sections were struck down as unconstitutional. The Justices, however, did not rule on the constitutionality...