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Mone Demarkov (Lena Olin) displays a fetching array of frilly panties, garter belts, stocking tops and high heels in Romeo Is Bleeding. The sensible viewer may wonder if this is quite the right wardrobe for a woman in her line of work, which happens to be hit person for the Mob. Perhaps sturdy wool slacks and a pair of cross-trainers might be more appropriate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cheap Frills | 2/14/1994 | See Source »

Romeo Is Bleeding directed by Peter Medak starring Gary Oldman, Lena Olin and Juliette Lewis...

Author: By Ariel Foxman, | Title: Bleeding Heartless | 2/10/1994 | See Source »

...half we watch Jack volley between his inexplicably loyal wife Natalie (Annabella Sciorra) and his submissive moll Sheri (Juliette Lewis), all the while wrestling with his conscience. Because the formula would not be complete without a furtive villain force, Medak is compelled to introduce Russian mobster Mona Demarkov (Lena Olin) into Jack's dysfunctional life. Fueled by lust and fear, Jack is either chasing or being chased by this femme fatale from hell...

Author: By Ariel Foxman, | Title: Bleeding Heartless | 2/10/1994 | See Source »

Mona, however, is another story. As a larger than life she-devil, Olin plays her with wonderfully demonic wickedness. She brandishes a deranged laugh as well as she does a pistol. Unfortunately, Medak gives us no insight (aside form an out-of-left-field tale of her losing her virginity) into why she is indeed so bad. She is instead figure with pseudo-super powers and an inexplicable penchant for evil. That Olin must parade around in stiletto heels and garters only erodes her character's credibility even further...

Author: By Ariel Foxman, | Title: Bleeding Heartless | 2/10/1994 | See Source »

...group has already accepted a start-up grant of $100,000 from the conservative Olin Foundation, and well-known conservatives as Shelby Steele of San Jose State and Abigail Thernstrom of Boston University are part of the reform effort...

Author: By Marion B. Gammill, | Title: Professors Group Will Rate Colleges | 8/6/1993 | See Source »

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