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Xica (pronounced shee-ka) is an African slave who captures the attention of 18th century Brazil. Stylized and full of titillating shots, the film achieves success in the sheer exultation manifest by its splendiferous imagery. The finely tuned character acting and the bawdy deadpan script enable the movie to sustain a smoothly paved course. And Zeze Motta as the legendary figure Xica de Silva transforms a vibrant period piece into an electric saga that transcends time...
LAWRENCE. Ka--Despite the unseasonably cool temperatures in September at the University of Kansas campus, officials may postpone turning on the heaters past the normal starting date to help cut utility costs...
LAWRENCE, Ka.--Officials at the University of Kansas (KU) recently announced that they will not send a letter of complaint to the Taiwanese government as requested by Taiwanese faculty members at KU who charged two weeks ago that fellow Taiwanese students were spying on them...
...other important contests, Sen. Herman Talmadge (D-Ga.), head of the Senate Agriculture Committee, overcame accusations of corruption and an official Senate "denouncement" to defeat opponent Mack Mattingly, while incumbent Sens. Alan Cranston (D-Calif.), Ernest Hollings (D-S.C.), Robert Dole (R-Ka,) and Paul Laxalt (R-Nev.) all marched to convincing victories...
...little while later the rat-a-tat of machine-gun fire could be heard in the distance, then the ka-boom of tank guns. The shooting continued sporadically through the afternoon and into the night. We slept fitfully and the next morning boarded the bus for the return journey to Kandahar. Not surprisingly, the bus was full...