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...there's anything to learn from Richard Linklater's new movie "Dazed and Confused," that's what it is. But it seems like his point is that there isn't really anything to learn, that you shouldn't try to "document" a generation. The low-key and essentially plotless movie, although extremely well-made and entertaining, resists signification, and even review. It doesn't want to be interpreted as anything more than what it is: a series of denotative snapshots, rather than a coherent narrative, of some kids on the last day of high school...

Author: By Erica L. Werner, | Title: School Daze | 10/7/1993 | See Source »

Thompson, 48, missed the wedding rehearsal dinner and spent a second straight all-nighter at his desk. "I wanted a low-key wedding," said the understanding bride, who is 27, "but I hope my groom will be awake." He was, and made the ceremony with minutes to spare. Alas, not the country inn. Post- reception, Thompson closed the story from a hotel -- naturally, one adjacent to the office...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Letter From the Publisher | 9/20/1993 | See Source »

...night manager of a seedy St. Louis bus station. The show's wryly dispirited ambiance is reflected in an old amusement park sign hanging in his office: THIS IS A DARK RIDE. Even when the supporting cast goes over the top, Larroquette, with his lived-in face and low-key assurance, brings everything down to his own comfortable rhythm...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Season of the STAND-UPS | 9/20/1993 | See Source »

...offensive line returns as a strength. Giardi--who can argue with him? The passing game looks strong. But the defense is a major question, with just two starters returning ("I have some concerns there," the eternally low-key coach said...

Author: By John B. Trainer, | Title: Restic's Last Season: Wishing on a Star | 9/17/1993 | See Source »

...offensive line returns as a strength. Giardi--who can argue with him? The passing game looks strong. But the defense is a major question, with just two starters returning ("I have some concerns there," the eternally low-key coach said...

Author: By John B. Trainer, | Title: Restic's Last Season: Wishing on a Star | 9/15/1993 | See Source »

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