Word: killin
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...accent (even though the movie takes place in France), and others commit blatant Americanisms. As D'Artagnan, for instance, Chris O'Donnell (who looks absolutely idiotic with long curly hair) introduces himself as "Dartaynian," and is constantly awing us with his eloquence--behold lines such as "my rear is killin' me." Most of the time, I found that I was actually embarrassed for the actors: De Mornay, so believably evil in "The Hand That Rocks the Cradle," for some reason makes us feel like we are watching her rehearse her "Musketeer" lines for the first time...
...career, and by outward appearances happily married to actress Lisa Hartman (Knots Landing), Black has become even more introspective about the best things in life -- including love and residency in Texas. The heartland heartthrob's first album, released in 1989 when he was younger and single, was titled Killin' Time; now 31, less single and a lot wiser, Black finds life more precious; No Time to Kill is the title of his new CD and its best song...
...just male vanity, and women can be mutilated for mocking it. The idea of straight shooting as an earnest of heroism -- that's bunk too; it was mostly drunks killing drunks. Unforgiven even gets you musing about death in the movies. "It's a hell of a thing, killin' a man," Will tells a young hombre (Jaimz Woolvett). "You take away all he's got, and all he's ever gonna." The punk says, "I guess he had it comin'," and Will replies, "We all have it comin...
...that Black has become one of the hottest young men in country music, everyone's knocking on his door, and there are no complaints. His debut album, Killin' Time, has been at No. 1 for the past 29 weeks, and his second, Put Yourself in My Shoes, is due in November. The music is a lot more refined than his backyard material, and it doesn't come with ribs, but it's the freshest, pithiest country sound since Randy Travis...
...country. Black's tunes have a little more sadness in them, maybe more dimension. Brooks comes on easier, making a direct assault on the heartstrings, singing in a kind of simonized tenor suitable for both serenades and bust outs. His debut album, Garth Brooks, is No. 2, right behind Killin' Time, and has spent about half a year in the Top Ten. Last month Brooks pulled down five nominations from the Country Music Association, and Black landed four. That's a good year's work for both, and good news for Nashville...