Word: lear
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...fact, the gravitational field around a pulsar is so strong that "It would literally lear you apart before you could even get close. It would pulverize any solid object into dust before reaching the surface," Seward says
ANSWERS: actor, Bill Murray; facial expression, plastered; the films, Stripes, Ghostbusters. Drama? Comedy? Pick either; if Razor's Edge tells us anything, it's not to indulge in such theoretical musings; were a reincarnated William Shakespeare to cast Murray as King Lear, no doubt every wimp's favorite drillmaster could deadpan even the death scene...
...with no questions asked. The current cinematic trend, seen in Places in the Heart and now in Jessica Lange's new film Country, has taken upon itself the unenviable task of giving Meaning to the once familiar and unportentuous storm. While the tradition of literary storms, from King Lear to Moby Dick, is a valid one, in a less subtle medium like film, such an obvious use of symbolism can come across as heavy-handed and simplistic. Country is no exception...
...Norman Lear hired Borowitz for CBS after the producer met him his senior year at a Lampoon function. "I think it was a gut reaction," said Borowitz of Lear's job offer...
...Bird's exceptionally beautiful lighting. The only problem with the show's visual presentation is a sense that the director lost control of some of the more crowded scenes. The sound for the production -- designed by David Miller--is painfully poor and very obtrusive, culminating in factory whistles during Lear's final mourning over Cordelia...