Word: mystical
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...wonderful dynamics between the three "tall tale" heroes. They from a triumvirate whose role alters in the context of each scene. They are the guardians of the land, and of a dying way of life. In a bar, a simple toast with mugs of beer becomes a mystic ritual, the personifications of the West (Pecos Bill), the South (John Henry) and the North (Paul Bunyan) saluting each other solemnly. They are also role models and surrogate fathers to Daniel. The heroes teach him to be self-sufficient, but in the end they are also there to help...
...Sources point to YES!" Magic 8 Balls were a favorite among the first-years interviewed. No one admitted owning a Ouija board, but tarot cards and the I-ching abounded. Mystic Rosa, the fortune teller on the corner...
...three actors seem to reach their stride in this second scene. Sheldon Dane delivers his lines with the steady assurance of a ten-year-old mystic. Felicity Huffman deftly portrays a woman hovering between control and breakdown. Ed Begly Jr., once he gets comfortable, evokes a seemingly passive character torn by anger and self-loathing...
...documentary series that aired last month on the TBS cable network, is highly collaborative. Robertson is listed as the writer or arranger of seven songs; the remaining 12 are credited to various members of the Red Road Ensemble. But any Robertson fan will feel his prevailing touch, sure and mystic, in the eldritch rhythms of songs like Twisted Hair, Golden Feather and It Is a Good Day to Die, which combine the intricate textures of Native American song and dance with a surreptitious modernism that has its roots in both old blues and new electronic programming...
...Mystic, Connecticut, Baptist Church...