Word: instantism
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...Fatty "Instant" Meals...
...does bear some similarities to aspects of my life,” she says. But, “I am a writer of fiction.”‘LARGER THAN LIFE’Starting freshman week, Randall’s mix of charisma and esoteric knowledge attracted instant confidants. “She was one of those larger-than-life people,” said Alexander C. Bok ’81, a close friend she dated. “She’s very persuasive.”Bok remembers helping his roommate run for president...
...when hemade The 400 Blows--an instant astonishment that set the French New Wave in motion--Franois Truffaut had no idea of following his little hero, a 14-year-old played by Jean-Pierre Laud, through 20 more years of seriocomic escapades. But the end of that film, a freeze-frame of Antoine on a beach, left Truffaut and his audiences asking, What next? The callow charisma of young Laud also begged to be used again. What followed was a lovely short film (Antoine and Colette) and three features (Stolen Kisses, Bed and Board and Love...
...Miguel would get lost, especially when the cervezas flowed and the seoritas beckoned. But he always knew to call Martin on a cell phone to let him know where he was, and his comrades would know to call Martin to track down Miguel. Martin says he took an "instant liking" to the boys of Kilo Company...
...your heart," he says. But with the upcoming Smokin' Aces, a mob movie in which he plays what he calls another "flawed Jew," Piven got top billing over co-stars Ben Affleck and Andy Garcia. His days of coming in on short notice to bring some instant comedic pop to films such as Singles or Rush Hour 2 may be over. "You can be favor boy for the rest of your life," says Piven. "I want to contribute a little more...