Word: romanticize
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Those calling for time to run "counter-programming" only further the dangerous impression that Amerika's farcical mix of geopolitical and romantic drama deserves to be taken seriously. Predictably, the most appropriate response to this explosive drama is a yawn.
Liberace spoke reverently to his fans of motherhood, country and religion -- in earlier days his act featured a woman dressed as a nun outstretched in spiritual ecstasy as he played the Ave Maria -- but he poked constant fun at himself. His little-boy smirkiness brought out maternal feelings in women...
Constance Chatterley in love -- the quintessence of romantic adventure in which two people meet, lock eyes, feel an instant thrill of attraction and soon fall into passionate sex. Lady C.'s erotic enthusiasm caused D.H. Lawrence's novel to be banned as obscene not so long ago; the book was...
Then, in 1985, Jagged Edge appeared. It was predictable and crudely made, but it was an old-fashioned mystery movie with courtroom dueling, shifting romantic allegiances, an imperiled heroine and the lure of suave menace. More important, Jagged Edge was a hit, which convinced Hollywood that the thriller genre could...
"I want to go into a nice big room with lots of pillows with the romantic person of my choice. I'd have a great, nifty-dandy stereo system, all this music that you want to listen to, and as much time as you want," he says. "I'd also...