Word: moment
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...weepie that glamorized frizzy-haired communists and left-wing agitators from New York City and derogated real Americans like handsome blond Robert Redford. In Hello, Dolly, Streisand plays a professional matchmaker who has her eye on Walter Matthau, playing a "well-known unmarried half-a-millionaire." At a key moment, she declares, "Money, pardon the expression, is like manure. It's not worth a thing unless it's spread around." Where was Streisand's mother while this outrage was being perpetrated...
...mirror reflects the landscape around him, evoking what Tan refers to as “the silent world” of pictures. But among all assortments of existing images, Tan appreciates the occasional lucky occurrence when shooting a film. She explained how Dutch filmmakers refer to such a moment as a “cadeau,” or present. “Cinema,” she said, “is a way of collecting presents...
...fellow Americans, we find ourselves just days away from what will probably be one of the most memorable elections in any of our lives. What’s more is that we may be only moments away from electing our first black President and starting the process of cleaning up this Dartmouth-frat-house of a shit-show.Those of you who haven’t been in a coma probably are aware that Barack Obama has a pretty good chance of winning (knock on wood), but I want to take a moment to be the devil’s advocate...
...these images is not only the fact that their subjects almost form a Who’s Who of the 20th century, but that each and every one manages to capture some je ne sais quoi of their subject, effortlessly revealing in a single frame either some private moment of the public persona, or some prominent, popular understanding of the individual. The signature element to the Karsh images is the interplay between black and white, shadow and light, and the crisp, clean, solid lines that lend the prints their clarity and poignant definition. It is this element that crystallizes...
...Michael, then camera pans away, pans back, and he’s disappeared without killing anyone. This also could kill you, so go easy here. 5. When Laurie (Jamie Lee Curtis) finds all of her friends’ bodies, because “Halloween” originated this shocking moment. For those of you who expected tons of blood and guts in the movie, take a shot in sadness, because the movie will disappoint you. 6. Whenever Michael could have killed Laurie by running instead of walking. 7. When Michael sneaks up behind the couch where Laurie is sitting...