Word: kyra
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Something to Talk About' has been hailed by reviewers as the best picture from Julia Roberts since 'Pretty Woman.' But Roberts' Southern charm is nearly eclipsed by the spectacular performance turned in by Kyra Sedgwick, who plays Roberts' sister. If this movie doesn't make Sedgwick a blockbuster star, nothing ever will...
After catching Eddie in the act, Grace takes her daughter Caroline (Haley Aull) and moves in with her sister Emma Rae (Kyra Sedgwick) at the family horse farm. And after Emma Rae sends Eddie the loud-and clear message that he is not in either sister's good graces, Grace proceeds to shock and horrify nearly every member of the town in her efforts to find our just how naughty Eddie has been, and just where her life is now headed...
...already adore her. They love her enormously expressive arms and the unusual flexibility of her back and hips. She is that rare athlete who is also an artist, without doubt the most musical skater to appear in a long time. Like the very best dancers -- say, Suzanne Farrell or Kyra Nichols -- she gives the impression that the melody flows from her body rather than that she ( is reacting to the music...
...side of the stage, Chocolate, Coffee, Tea, Marzipan, Mother Ginger, the Sugarplum Fairy, and Russians all perform for their pleasure. The height of the Russian dancer's leaps and their perfect synchronicity elicited tremendous applause from the audience. The slow and sensuous, technically challenging Arabian "coffee" movement performed by Kyra Strasberg, Todd Eric Allen and David Porter, mesmerized the audience and incorporated elements of modern dance into classical ballet. Finally, the rapid speed of the Sugar Plum Fairy's pirouettes and her leaps in plie on point all allowed Jennifer Gelfand to look delicate and effortless while demonstrating her internationally...
...plot points.) The movie should have been a triumph, but somehow it falls short. Not because of the performances, which are fine. Culkin appears a little too camera-wise performing among relative amateurs, but he is an effective prince. Kistler dances with the tender grace of a fairy princess. Kyra Nichols leaps through the role of Dewdrop like a cavorting sprite. In the Marzipan Shepherdess's exacting solo -- full of exposed pointe work -- Margaret Tracey looks like a particularly toothsome sweet and dances impeccably...