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True Romance, a terrific movie, is, in fact, a wicked-smart argument in favor of family values. Sustained by their passion for each other (their sex life is anything but "loveless"), a deliriously innocent couple defeats every form of contemporary corruption and emerges in that most blessed of American states-millionaires contentedly cavorting on a beach with their pretty blond baby. Their path to this paradisial state may be strewn with violence, but it is far from "mindless." Its excesses are brilliantly calculated satire...
...attacking Hollywood films and record lyrics on moral grounds. At a Los Angeles fund-raiser last night, Dole charged that "Hollywood's dream factories turn out nightmares of depravity." Dole said films likeOliver Stone's "Natural Born Killers"and Quentin Tarrantino's "True Romance" "revel in mindless violence and loveless sex," and urged film executives to emphasize family-oriented programming and products. He alsoattacked rap artistsin whose songs "sexual violence is given a catchy tune."Sarah Brady, chair of Handgun Control Inc., retorted that Dole, who supports arepeal of the assault weapons ban, is "completely misguided if he believes that...
...main problem with the script is its unevenness. The script at times has potential. When John humorously recounts his first, loveless sexual encounter with Jessica (Liz Hanify), a soul-mate in unrequited love with a passion for the unattainable Greg, he describes losing his virginity "to Lisa and Jessica and...Greg...
Meanwhile, royal hell nearly broke loose in England, where heir-to-the-throne Charles revealed yesterday in an authorized biography that he was prodded into a loveless marriage by his emotionally distant dad, Prince Philip. The Queen's hubby -- also in Russia -- reportedly castigated Charles today for going public. The skinny on the newest scandal: this may be the final sign that Bonnie Prince Charlie carries too much baggage to be King...
Lovers and lovers of love alike should fall to their knees before the Coolidge Corner Theater's management. The Theater's screening of "Laura" on Valentine's Day performs a double service. Those in love will find ecstatic inspiration, and those loveless unfortunates will leave the theater condemned to pine for Gene Tierney for eternity. Celebrating its fiftieth anniversary this year, Otto Preminger's classic film noir is the quintessential love story...