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Nothing seemed more unlikely that morning we met. I hadn't anticipated his sort of relentless good cheer on my first day in treatment. The center struck me as a cross between a mental hospital and a minimum-security prison. Yet Jay acted suspiciously happy to be there. I figured him a flake, one of those self-proclaimed talent agents who pass out business cards to aspiring actresses...
...Irish girl come to Birmingham, England, to find the guy who left her pregnant. He (Bob Hoskins) is a caterer with an eye, and a knife, for the ladies. In this sort-of comedy about a serial killer and his next intended, the only thing pushing the plot is relentless coincidence--a movie this implausible shouldn't be this dull--and a very aggressive score that tells you what you would have felt if the film (from the director of The Sweet Hereafter) had been made with more passion and craft. Only Hoskins rises above the dankness. His malevolence...
Today is just another day: coats zipped against the wind, readings furiously skimmed before section, the relentless click of e-mail and problem sets in the basement of the Science Center. There are papers due, office hours to go to, sleep that approaches unseen in the Lamont reading room or in lecture, but nothing terribly out of the ordinary. Another day, its stresses and triumphs, awakes to its own promise...
...chance of studios giving him his way again? There's good news and there's bad news. The good news is that Sleepy Hollow isn't watered down, predictable or commercial at all. Reminiscent of Beetlejuice and Edward Scissorhands, this is textbook Burton--shadowy visuals, injections of visceral comedy, relentless darkness and a Lisa Marie cameo (she swirls in the wind!). The bad news is that it isn't the Gothic masterpiece that we might have expected. But it'll still be a gargantuan hit. Look for our special Sleepy Hollow feature next week with in-depth coverage...
...Elliott and Andrew have a speed and quickness that's similar to Tim Hill's," Sullivan said. "What they have to learn is the relentless, resilient approach Tim brought. Our thinking on offense now is that we have to find situations for Dan Clemente to be successful. Where Tim would have found them by instinct, we have to work on creating them...