Word: hollywoodizations
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...emotionally binding as to be supernatural. With intriguing plot twists and complex characters, it commands one's attention thoroughly. The subtleties and nuances can convey so many different emotions; if a cartoon's sole purpose is to provide entertainment, it successfully achieves its objective on a level exceeding Hollywood. I no longer hold an air of disdain for animation. If anime can reach a typical, jaded college kid, it deserves a special place of recognition in the public's eye. The hype is well worth...
Regardless of the Hollywood roster, Princess Mononoke will still astound even seasoned anime fans. Hayao Miyazaki, writer and director of Princess Mononoke, is among the most celebrated directors of Japanese anime. Mononoke Hime, as it is called in Japan, takes place in the Muromanchi era, and begins in a remote Emishi village under attack from a Tartari Gemi, or "curse god", who curses Ashitaka, the last descendant of the Emishi royal house. In reality the last Emishi village had been taken over by the Japanese empire long before the Muromanchi era; the threat of the Emishi's extinction introduces...
...Hollywood Express in Porter Square has an off-beat selection of porn movies. "Alice in Wonderland--a pornographic musical comedy" is a quirky reinterpretation of the Lewis Carroll classic. And for those of you who don't have the pleasure of living in the Quad, there is always VideoPros, located very conveniently in the Garage. VideoPros has a more standard collection of porn flicks (beware of the French film about naked women being eaten by jellyfish...
...Boys of Summer do not reside in Los Angeles. It's too glitzy and commercial--the very qualities that legendary Dodger owner Branch Rickey found unseemly. Raul Mondesi? Gary Sheffield? Please. Mike Piazza the 63rd-round pick becoming a superstar was a story straight out of an old-time Hollywood movie. Piazza departing his old team for megabucks is a product of today's schlock...
...already finished her homework, so after dinner with her family, she plans to go to a friend's to watch movies and play video games. She's not sure what she would have done all day if she hadn't spent it working at Hollywood Video...