Word: holland
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Written by Agnieszka Holland...
However, Anna gives this old premise some unusual new twists. Notably, Writer Agnieszka Holland and Director Yurek Bogayevicz decide that the aging star's decline is more interesting than either her protege's success or potential bitchiness between the two of them Young Krystyna (Paulina Porizkova) worships Anna (Sally Kirkland) even after she has eclipsed Anna, who in turn manifests no jealousy or ill will toward Krystyna, at least not until near the end of the film. Yet Anna's decay is inexorable, pathetic and real, and is correctly the film's focus...
...Nowhere is this more apparent than in the beer section, where most national brands stack up with dull similarity. Typically, they are bland, with thin sour-sweet aftertastes. One yearns for the winy, copper-etched malt aroma and the complex flavors of the best beers of Germany, Denmark and Holland...
...1960s, a short enigmatic man named Berry Gordy was the man with the vision; the team of Holland-Dozier-Holland provided the songs; Detroit provided the locale and dozens of local teenagers became the Supremes, Marvellettes, Temptations, Miracles and more. Gordy controlled the sound and groomed the future stars from their clothes to their choreography. The result, of course, was Motown--and a new era in party music...
Twenty years ago, the Motown Sound was no longer a great breakthrough. It still produced hits, but the misses were coming more often. Florence Ballard left the Supremes. Holland-Dozier-Holland left the label to write on their own. Civil rights activists criticized Motown stars for catering to the bland tastes of the while, pop-music...