Word: grimness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...second in command. But observers wonder what role Sagansky has been playing as a long-term strategist. "He's a mystery to everyone," says a Hollywood agent. Though he may have helped save Sony Pictures, Schulhof may be too late to save his own job. "He has a grim future," comments one rival Hollywood studio chief. "He has publicly taken responsibility for Sony's condition, and he is the only human being mentioned in Sony's press release." Sony's Hollywood debacle also raises anew the question of who might succeed Sony chairman Ohga. At 64, Ohga came through coronary...
Risking Scrooginess, one might observe that commonsensical immunity to whimsy may be a bore, but even when carried to the grim lengths exhibited here, it's not a major cause of familial dysfunction. But forget that; we don't go to the movies, especially Christmas movies, expecting much in the way of useful social commentary. What's really wrong with these pictures -- Attenborough's sweet, smart performance aside -- is that their sentiments are completely predictable and completely unfelt. They're just the standard seasonal slush. You can get the same emotional and imaginative kick staying home and rereading your Christmas...
Temporary shelter is harder to find. Stephen Knight of the Los Angeles Free Clinic estimates that there are fewer than 200 shelter beds for youths in all of Hollywood. For every kid accommodated, another is turned away. The alternatives are grim: squats, park benches, alleys, an adult theater that allows youths to sleep in seats for a few dollars if they can bear the noise...
...recorded those lives with an empathy that shines through the grim pictures and has led him to keep in touch with several of the teens. "It was important to me that these photographs not exploit the subjects but rather give voice to them," says Liss, who has been a Big Brother volunteer for the past seven years. To keep the shots authentic, he carefully avoided arty angles and used available light. "I believe strongly in the power of straightforward documentary photography," he says...
...should inner-city youth be targeted as a population capable of nothing but becoming professional athletes? Would Bill want Chelsea shooting hoops, or would be rather she be doing her homework or sleeping come moonrise? According to the grim statistics, these kids are almost sure to go nowhere in professional basketball, even if they are talented...