Word: magical
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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ARIA. Assign ten directors to work daft magic on ten of opera's greatest hits, and the result is this beguiling pastiche of long-haired "videos." Ken Russell wins top prize for his Turandotty dream sequence...
...nuclear charges" -- a term that subsumed warheads on ballistic missiles as well as weapons on manned bombers. Karpov said 6,000 would represent roughly an overall 50% cut in strategic forces, since each side would cut from approximately 12,000 weapons. That was something of a magic number for the American side. Shultz told his staff that a START agreement would have to cut in half the most dangerous part of the strategic arsenals to satisfy Reagan's determination to achieve deep reductions. "Without 50%," he said, "the fun goes out of it for the President...
This mastery of theater techniques is the magic key to the Cirque's wizardry. No story unfolds, though the queen, a contortionist, eels about renewing her spells. But the mood and pace of the evening progress with the intensity of drama. One reason is the music, which is not the traditional blare of fanfares and marches but a unified score of jazz and rock...
...Magic is the bloodstream of the universe," goes the refrain in Willow, but the blood is tired this time. The old legerdemain may save a kingdom, but it can't save this movie and, maybe, the fantasy genre. The man who soared on the zeitgeist can sink when it changes. George Lucas has worked his magic before and surely will again. But for now, the wonder wand is broken...
What next? A little magic. Astrology, a radiance in pink housecoat and mules, looking eerily like Shirley MacLaine, dances from the shadows, out the door, and floats into a previous life. That's entertainment...