Word: hugeness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Pratt's confidence in "The Hut on Fowl's Legs" was beyond belief. It sounded as if he had been playing this piece for twice his age. But what made the entire performance of "Pictures" truly great, as good as the golden Benno Moiseiwitsch recording, was his huge sound at "The Great Gate of Kiev." The audience was completely under his spell. And his choice of encore, the Schumann-Liszt "Widmung," sent everyone home smiling...
Anastasia is dazzlingly huge. It gives us sights, sets and animation that surpass anything we have seen before. Trying to emulate the grand love stories of the past, Anastasia sweeps between stunning backgrounds. There are three palatial balls, hundreds of costume changes, colossal dance numbers and magnificent computer-animated sequences. There is no lack of effort on the filmmakers' part to pummel us with the imposing scale of the film...
Perhaps it is appropriate to note, in conclusion that Fox did take care to place, at the end of some of the longest titles I have ever seen, a disclaimer announcing that the film was just a huge historical fantasy and should not be taken as factual. But after a fun flick, who cares?Photo courtesy of Robert Speller & SonsSEVEN: The real Anastasia, seated far right...
Anyone who saw me at the OCS Career Forum last month could instantly tell I wasn't really interested in a job. For one thing, I was wearing jeans, a sweater and my huge L.L. Bean backpack--an ensemble which didn't exactly scream "Hire Me!" And I wasn't exactly schmoozing the recruiters, either. For example...
...female undergrad with a huge pimple on her head and a hot date with the president of the Fly, a final club, desperately seeks the help of her HMO to schedule an appointment with her dermatologist...