Word: mask
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Killing itself could be seen as an act of carnival: combat gear, painted faces, and the endless refrain that men had turned into 'animals' were the martial equivalent of the carnival mask." Such radical interpretations might fit certain situations and the experiences of individual soldiers, but when Bourke tries to generalize, her argument collapses. The quotations she cites often seem to be taken out of context and deformed by her interpretations...
...Hime, which more literally means "Spirit/Monster/Ghost Princess"--there is nothing remotely spiritual, monstrous or ghostly about Danes' Princess Mononoke. While her behavior and lines present Princess Mononoke as a tough, dangerous, furious woman, she sounds like a whiny teenager. When she first appears in the film wearing a strange mask and riding the back of a giant wolf, fighting acrobatically with Eboshi's warriors, Princess Mononoke inspires awe. When she appears next, sucking the blood from her brother-wolf's wound, she is terrifying. When she looks at Ashitaka and says, "Get out," she is laughable. Fortunately, Princess Mononoke spends...
...person behind the mask doesn't seem so healthy anymore. Can I laugh at Howard Stern and still maintain a semblance of moral probity? Do I have to admit that his alleged sexism, supposed racism and seeming classism are beyond the pale of what's acceptable? Is Howard really...
...other hand, the delicate nature of the film is handled better than one might expect for the directorial debut of Antonio Banderas, whose roles in recent films like Desperado and Mask of Zorro have not exactly demonstrated oodles of sensitivity. While Crazy in Alabama has its redeeming qualities and moments of comic relief (provided by a temperamental court judge and a talking head), its non sequitur scene sequence leaves one feeling a bit unsettled, but certain of one thing: tupperware sure keeps its contents fresh...
...most affecting performance is that of Ziemba, a hugely admired Broadway veteran whose face, a clown's mask of quiet desperation, suddenly dissolves into maniacal glee as she hears music in her head, grabs the headwaiter and pulls him into a clinch. The happiest surprise is Yates, a svelte ex-Rockette with legs that could make an archbishop sweat. But all the pistons in this engine stroke in the right order, and while you won't recognize any of the names unless you're a theater buff, their collective star quality is unquestionable...