Word: over-the-top
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...richest men in Europe, the Duke of Westminster; when she didn't, her explanation was, "There have been several Duchesses of Westminster. There is only one Chanel." In fact, there were many Coco Chanels, just as her work had many phases and many styles, including Gypsy skirts, over-the-top fake jewelry and glittering evening wear--made of crystal and jet beads laid over black and white georgette crepe--not just the plainer jersey suits and "little black dresses" that made her famous. But probably the single element that most ensured Chanel's being remembered, even when it would have...
...similarly, while University officials still say aid must change next fall, over-the-top generosity will probably also not mark formal aid changes, whatever form they may take...
...standout performances do emerge. Roiff's comic ability, whether manifested as a fisherman's deadpan pragmatism or as the mesmerizingly over-the-top camp of the bawdy-house, continually brightens the stage. And Kate Taylor '00, who for the first half has nothing to do but to stand on stage as Antiochus's Daughter and crumple her face in disdain, emerges unexpectedly in the second half as a coldly terrifying Dionyza, the evil queen of Tarsus who plots the murder of our heroine Marina. (Taylor's final appearance, as the goddess Diana in an extraordinary strip tease scene, was equally...
...Walter, who gets worked up about everything. The Coen brothers get plenty of good comic material out of this pair and thankfully don't overplay the "odd couple" element. Walter is a uniquely funny character too: though he obviously has a good heart, he can't stop his over-the-top rants. "Shomer Shabbas!" he screams, declaring his unwillingness to play an important league bowling game on the Jewish day of rest. Towards the end of the film, Goodman delivers a hilariously irrelevant, insensitive funeral elegy that somehow also manages to be genuinely moving...
...these lovers of Latin excess, there's always Dali. It's hard not to love Dali, both for its somewhat over-the-top ambience and its artfully prepared, consistently delicious food. However, it is expensive and absurdly crowded. Now there's an option for those that alway desire a quiet, unassuming place to sample their tapas...