Word: minis
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...festivals and stuff. But the actual genesis of Spy Kids itself came when I was shooting my segment of Four Rooms and I saw the kids in their tuxedos and commented to Antonio [Banderas] that they looked like little spies. So then I got to thinking about a mini-James Bond secret agent story, although I didn't pursue it right away because I knew it would require some sizable special effects and I felt I should get some FX experience under my belt first. Plus, I wanted to make sure that I took the time to develop a real...
...anyone-everyone" setup that drives Desperado. And Spy Kids is nothing if not a culmination of Rodriguez's starry-eyed fascination with slick, vivacious gadgetry, moving on from the guitar-case razzle-dazzle to electrically-charged bubble gum, satellite-dish wristwatches and, best of all, a plump, banana-yellow mini-submarine that becomes the center of a high-speed water chase...
...then Bush's next-biggest enemy reared its head: time. A visibly doddering Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.) leafed through newspaper clippings and entertained interruptions from fellow senators for 45 minutes before finally passing the baton. A mini-debate ensued about how this White House's procedural behavior - the actual budget hasn't arrived yet; the Senate is working from the guidelines passed by the House - compared with the similarly new Clinton administration's in 1993. (That budget passed 51-50 with Al Gore's vote, if you'll recall, and worked out rather well for the White House.) And the minority...
...unique feature of the party in recent years has been the mini-pageant of movie skits in which famous actors and industry titans get up on a miniature stage in cheesy costumes to act out humorous little vignettes from the year's Best Picture nominees. The scripts are usually thin jokes, read from pages thrust into their hands as they go on stage. Many of the cracks are insider gags tailored for the glittering crowd. What it most resembles is the living room shows that six-year-olds put on for their parents and relatives. The real quality...
...boasts a unique feature: Like a high school Christmas party, entertainment is provided in the form of skits spoofing the year's top films. Actors such as Kevin Spacey, Ben Affleck, Matt Damon and Jude Law regularly show up and don cheesy wigs and Wal-Mart dresses to perform mini-sketches. There are usually a slew of inside references to the Weinstein brothers, who created and run Miramax. Last year I observed Michael Eisner (chairman of Miramax parent company Disney) watching the proceedings with all the intensity of an attendee at the Oberammergau passion play...