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...cast seems unable to do just that. They're slow on their cues and in their delivery. Attempting to read meaning into lines that don't have any is a trying exercise for cast and audience alike. Mamet's quips must rattle out like an artillery barrage, not like languid dinnertime conversation...

Author: By Edward P. Mcbride, | Title: Ex Offers Slow Speed the Plow | 10/21/1993 | See Source »

...bullets don't pour out at such cartoonish levels. Blood does not erupt from bodies in languid slow-motion shots--a John Woo specialty...

Author: By John Aboud, | Title: 'Hard Target' Misses The Great Action Mark | 8/20/1993 | See Source »

...prepare to indulge in the various mating rituals which herald summer's arrival and mark the end of a seemingly interminable stress-filled reading and examination period. It seems appropriate to consider the state of relations between men and women. Especially for those of us anticipating languid, exploratory couplings on the Vineyard or Provence or Boise or (place your summer destination here...

Author: By Lorraine Lezama, | Title: Love In The Time of Choler | 5/26/1993 | See Source »

...closest town to the house where we stayed, is fairly depressed. The fifth largest city in the island nation, it was once a major West Indies port, a key stop on the banana trade route. The few central streets are lined with small stores, but on hot, humid, Languid days, most of the town's activity takes place in a bustling indoor-outdoor marketplace. Outside, stands offer groceries and producer. Inside, the market is divided into two areas, in one, Jamaicans purchase clothing and choose from among rows upon rows of shoes. In the other, tourists barter with the small...

Author: By Joanna M. Welss, | Title: Imperialist Games | 4/9/1993 | See Source »

...swallowed it all up." As he was writing his debut album, his mother and brother died. Skin, as Lewis titled the album, became a record of his feelings: melancholy and vulnerability. When he sings, "Is my skin just a veil I'm wearing/ Protect me from the world," his languid baritone catches gently, and the beating rhythms wash over a listener like a wave...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Soul with A British Accent | 11/23/1992 | See Source »

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