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...never sure whether it helps or hurts overall that I don't seem aggressive, tough or argumentative at first glance. Many people, including some who have known me for years, consider me a sweet little Southern girl with a nice manner and cheerful smile. (Add the difference in regional perception, and the problem is compounded.) They don't see the steel in my soul...
...unthinkable, for the surprises in the plot are one of the film's manifold pleasures. Campion has said that in writing the screenplay drew on the Bronte sisters. She is faithful to her inspiration, and the violent unleashing of passions and the consequences that follow are portrayed in a manner that does the author of Wuthering Heights proud. In the world portrayed by Campion, the characters have no defense against the passions that threaten to overtake them. They are foreigners transplanted to a strange new land where the senses rule. Life is overpowering here: the sea is wilder than...
...guidelines currently include provisionsthat "all retail patrons and the general publicmust be treated equally with courtesy, dignity andin a non-discriminatory manner...The patronage ofthe homeless will not be refused or discouraged...
...this seems like particularly blatant bit of hyperbole. We cannot imagine portraying any present public figure in such a star-struck manner. All the talk of President Clinton's winning personality notwithstanding, any columnist who tried to describe him as "an artist...[who] painted with words and images and other people's lives" would be laughed off the editorial page...
...subject of the workshop, it quickly became apparent, was improvisation. All those assembled were given copies of musical scores, which contained odd melodic patterns and all manner of symbols to notate Fox's ideas. Fox appeared dressed in a casual yet snazzy blazer and turtleneck, with a case full of music and a cool half-smile. He began with an introduction, explaining that improvisation occurs in all genres of music, not simply jazz, and that he would be working with it "in all forms " today. Fox also discussed the path that his own musical development took, as well...