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...Varmus is a "disappointment." As for "glamour," how many Harvard seniors from the class of 1995 had heard of Vaclav Havel prior to that Czech Republic President's selection as the Commencement Speaker for that year? No poll was conducted to my knowledge, but I'd venture a guess: not many. Seldom has such myopia been demonstrated by an entire staff (minus three) of supposedly intelligent journalists. This essay demonstrates a lack of education, not to mention a lack of tact...
...HARD (May 24). Leslie Nielsen in another spoof--not by the brothers Zucker, but you wouldn't guess that from the trailer. This one is James Bond with some Speed gags thrown in: the bus driver is Ray Charles ("Next stop, Melrose--I think"). No way to tell if the humor is sustained, since any farce will have enough decent gags to stock a trailer...
...July 26). A weird guy (De Niro) stalks a star (Wesley Snipes). That's it, at least in the high-concept, low-content trailer, which is all sweat and slow menace. We guess it's the same plot as The Cable Guy, perhaps with fewer laughs...
...Faithful Departed, that is shot through with social commentary. The exuberantly cacophonous opening song, Hollywood, could be interpreted as an attack on Tinseltown's moral vacuum; War Child is a lament for suffering children in battle zones; and the final track, Bosnia, is about...well, take a guess...
...guess I just wasn't meant to be on the streets." --Richard Allen Davis confessing to Polly Klaas' murder...