Word: notionally
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...speech to students in Afro-American Studies 154: "Black Music: Race, Politics and Culture," Jones discussed aspects of his own life as well as the resurgence of R&B, its roots and influences and the notion of a connection between race and talent. Jones said he does not believe the two are related...
...problem as I see it is that no preconceived notion of what gay people are could ever possibly be correct. At the meeting, there were people of all different racial and economic backgrounds. Some were even Republicans. And I'm sure that every one of the people present had some different conception of what it meant to be "sensitive to gay issues" or "pro-gay rights...
...know. But if I had to go with my very inner instinct, I think it will resonate well because Europe knows what it is to lose freedom of the press. But if the notion succeeds that the movie is glorifying pornography, that could derail the whole idea...
...supposed lack of "family values," Lucas said his "main reason" for making Star Wars "was to give young people an honest, wholesome fantasy life, the kind my generation had." Today, as a divorced father of three children (two of whom he adopted on his own), Lucas takes seriously the notion that entertainers have an obligation to promote positive moral values in their work. He talks earnestly about what artists "teach" with their creations--and with a little prodding he even criticizes himself for the scene played for laughs in Raiders of the Lost Ark where Indiana Jones drops his bullwhip...
...comic-book derivativeness). After an initial burst of inspiration, writing the screenplay for Star Wars became an almost "academic" exercise in refashioning ancient myths for modern audiences (at the time--no surprise--he was reading a lot of Joseph Campbell). In this vein, Lucas' most memorable invention was his notion of the Force--"an energy field created by all living things," as Obi-Wan Kenobi puts it. "It's a distillation of a lot of mythological religious teachings," Lucas says. "Not that I'm promoting a particular idea or anything. I believe in God, and I guess that's reflected...