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Arkansas Secretary of State Sharon Priest expressed concern regarding the "slippery slope" that she said would result from a federal mandate in election proceedings...
...candles are lit. The room smells faintly of incense. The priest stands at the altar, clothed in a white robe. An intricate purple-patterned tapestry is strung across the altar behind...
That leaves the dreaming to the folks on their country's cultural margins or, more specifically, to those intent on sharing the margins' insights with the mainstream. A gifted preacher has pulled African-American Pentecostalism onto center stage--and attracted the attention of white presidential candidates. A priest-academic has taken the stigma of Hispanic otherness and transformed it into a triumphant Catholic theology of mestizaje. A university professor, using her own life as an illustration, is opening Tibetan Buddhism to a large audience of African Americans...
...various townspeople. Some scenes in Chocolat are pure slapstick, such as, for example, when Vianne offers the conservative Comte de Reynaud (Alfred Molina), guardian of the village's morality, some chocolates called "Venus' Nipples." Some good moments of the movie are the humorous ones, such as the village priest Pere Henri (Hugh O'Conor) singing and dancing a rock-and-roll tune. But the really great parts of the movie are when Johnny Depp enters the scene. His presence, facial expressions and self-confidence are unique, and each of his gestures and body language expresses complete mastery of the young...
...simply listening to incredible music, it's participating in "The Dar Experience." Dar weaves together intelligence, quirkiness, humor and lush melodic arrangements that entertain and enlighten. Only she could craft pop songs out of a failed 17th-century Polish messianic cult, psychotherapy or the anti-Vietnam activities of former priest Daniel Berrigan. Her radio-ready single, "What do you Love More than Love" skews off center with its focus on Buddhism. Even Dar recognizes the unlikely nature of her topics, joking between songs...