Word: line
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...words from the movie trailer flicker across the small screen with quietly creepy menace: "Six miners lost in the wilds of Colorado in the 1870s," reads the first line, which dissolves as a suspenseful, subtonic noise rumbles from the sound track. "Five half-eaten corpses. One survivor...
...that mine is all that great a risotto, but of all the bat catchers in St. Paul, I probably make as good a risotto as any of them. The secret, besides lavish administration of butter and cheese, is to rush the rice toward the finish line at high speed and then turn off the heat and coast across. My little girl thinks my risotto is more than good enough, but she is glad for everything we set before her. The chapter in the child manual on finicky eaters does not apply to her: she licks her chops the moment...
...gregarious front runner to press-shy third-place trailer, in part by feebly trying to use racial tactics to slam a white challenger. He told a black crowd to vote for him because "I look like you," which went over as well as Linda Tripp's "I am you" line. But he looked oh-so-smooth doing it. You can check out Bell's new pinstripes as he walks the campaign trail. The repo man came and got his Mustang a couple weeks back...
...unabashed appreciation of money. This is not to suggest that Kors, who is responsible for the distractingly elegant ensembles worn by Rene Russo in The Thomas Crown Affair, is in any way a proponent of the garish. The Kors aesthetic is one of beguiling luxury, and his Celine line--with its dramatic but unfussy suits, plush cashmere turtleneck sweaters, buttery leather coats and simply cut beaded gowns--is meant for the woman more than pleased with her mutual-fund performance but not about to make a big show of it. And not about to take off for Pluto anytime soon...
...really impressed with these young, talented filmmakers who aren't afraid to push the line when it comes to entertainment. As a moviegoer, I found watching an entertaining movie worth every penny of admission. I was scared out of my mind! SARA MILLER New City...