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...them? The screenplay doesn’t develop these ideas because Verhoeven understands that sex and violence sell better than ethics. His directorial résumé is a testament to this philosophy, as among his hits are “RoboCop,” “Basic Instinct,” “Starship Troopers,” and of course, “Showgirls.” Why has this director, of all directors, shifted from familiar fare—strippers and aliens—to Nazis? It worked for Roberto Benignini. —Staff...
...first instinct we have when we see or hear something disturbing is to talk about it with someone, but jurors are told not to do that," says Sue Covey, an employee assistance manager with APS Healthcare, who helped King County set up its debriefing system. Jurors who have suffered through the silence often have post-traumatic stress symptoms, nightmares and dreams, spontaneous crying and depression, even thoughts of suicide. Recognizing those symptoms and being told where to seek help is vital, Covey said...
...sessions, follow one another in dizzying succession - in contrast to most such films, which tend to focus on people standing around looking dour and anxious while moodily plotting to blow up the munitions train. Most significantly, perhaps, it is directed by Paul Verhoeven, who achieved both controversial success (Basic Instinct) and near-universal condemnation (Showgirls) for his hard-driving, raunch-laden American exercises in big-budget sex and violence...
...innocent nature. We are always aware that she is not an ideologically driven woman. In van Houten's very brave performance - it's hard to think of an actress who has ever been so naked, literally and metaphorically, so often in pursuit of a characterization - she's all heart, instinct and good nature. Above all, she is calmly acceptant of her circumstances. This is what is, she seems to say, and there is no choice but to make the best...
...from Jewish tradesmen and peddlers who had, for at least two centuries, made modest livings in the rural villages of Swabia in southwestern Germany. With each generation they had become increasingly assimilated into the German culture they loved--or so they thought. Although Jewish by cultural designation and kindred instinct, they had little interest in the religion itself...