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Word: grime (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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Alhough the artistic merit of some of the films far outshines the grime on screen, such justification wears thin for others. In the face of the fifteenth wanton murder or fourth example of very, very free love, we just might think the filmmaker has lost his way in making his statement...

Author: By Nicolas R. Rapold, | Title: Screening the FORBIDDEN at the HFA | 10/26/1995 | See Source »

...technique usually reserved for treating phobias. In the early '70s, London researchers reported a novel treatment for the obsessive-compulsive washing that comes from a pathological fear of dirt: they confined a washer to a hospital room and arranged for the room to be increasingly soiled. As the grime got thicker, the patient's anxiety level would rise and rise-the doctors had turned off the water taps-until the agony was no longer bearable. At which point, no, the doctors did not take the patient out of the room-they were pitiless and quite successful-the aversion would break...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CYBERADDICT, SHARE MY CURE | 2/27/1995 | See Source »

...combination of blue-blood elitism and real world grime. Mass housing randomization. The sweet, gentle sounds of Yale kids being harassed by the townspeople. It's hard not to find this a romantic escape from the serene perfection we enjoy at Harvard...

Author: By Patrick S. Chung, | Title: Boola, Boola, Eli Yale! | 11/19/1994 | See Source »

...just as gallantly as his predecessor. However, he adds a few of his own complicated twists by not only making the film fast-paced enough for modern Hollywood audiences, but also by fleshing out the full pantheon of psychological contours that make Henry such a complex hero. From the grime to the sublime, Shakepeare's tragedy, with Henry's conscience as the centerpiece, is translated into a visual maelstrom of patriotic noblemen, blood-curdling gore and ruthless bastards. It's foul, grim stuff with a strong dash of realism to make Shakespeare's play a passionate contemporary tale of shuddering...

Author: By Tristanne LILAH Walliser, | Title: HENRY | 11/10/1994 | See Source »

Another option is to harass all the vendors that line either side of Brattle Street. Pretend to try on a hat with garish flowers while admiring yourself in their grime-streaked mirrors. "Aw, don't I look cute?" When they're not looking, pluck off all of the flowers and stick them in your backpack. Mom'll love a surprise packet of cheap plastic flowers...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HOIST A STEIN AND PARTY | 10/8/1994 | See Source »

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