Word: homeness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...biggest problem of interracial dating, students say, is gaining acceptance from family members or those back home...
...Bring home a Latina woman," his parents...
...Dogma's greatest shortcoming, however, is glaring: amateurish cinematography. Not one for lush visuals, Smith has never been overly concerned with the aesthetic aspect of movie making. Although inexpert camerawork is not only pardonable in his previous films, but also considered a Smith trademark, the home video ambiance just doesn't work in Dogma. With few action sequences and even fewer special effects, Clerks, Mallrats and Chasing Amy didn't demand much camera movement (even Smith, before beginning work on Dogma, self-effacingly assured that he'd "move the camera this time.") The inconsistent camera angles are so vexing, they...
...single word, and then one of them remarks that he is tired of waiting--how about the audience? Another downfall lies in the excessive hugging in this play. The relationships within the French family, for example, are completely demonstrated by the hugging that occurs every time the husband comes home (after a cycle of walking around the stage, of course). There is not enough dialogue, and no noticeable momentum builds up. The acting itself is pretty dry--the families do not come across as real. Maybe the problem lies as much with the script, which often tends toward the exaggerated...
...South End, home of many of Boston's best galleries, a group called GTI Properties has bought up many of the decaying warehouses along Harrison Ave., fixing them up and making them into lofts, studios and gallery spaces. On one of these buildings hang purple and yellow banners announcing this as the "SoWa District"--south of Washington St. The acronym has not caught...