Word: rufus
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...their 20s and 30s have latched on to the "neotribal" look, an amalgam of facial tattoos, piercings and "native" hairdos, and jewelry that borrows from cultures from the South Pacific to the Amazon. Much of this serves the same countercultural function that long hair did in the '60s, observes Rufus Camphausen, an author based in the Netherlands who has written extensively on tribal customs. Says he: "These symbols are a way of saying, 'I don't belong to the supermarket society...
...angels creep ever-closer to the Garden State and the subsequent unmaking of the universe, Bethany struggles to understand why God has chosen her, someone who has experienced nothing but misfortune in her life. Fortunately, she isn't alone in her quest. Joined by Rufus (Chris Rock), the 13th Apostle who was left out of the Bible because he was black, a muse named Serendipity (Salma Hayek), and who other than Jay (Jason Mewes) and Silent Bob (Smith himself) as prophets, Bethany gets plenty of attention. This holy brigade isn't exactly brimming with talented actors; Rock, though funny, regurgitates...
...thought-provoking ideas along the way. Unfortunately, he packs so many ideas into Dogma that his directing cannot always keep up with the ambitious screenplay. At times you feel as though you're listening to the Word according to Kevin; not an expert on subtlety, his characters--particularly Rufus-- windily spell out every religious insight he introduces. It shouldn't be a surprise Smith relies so heavily on dialog. He is incapable of communicating his ideas using any other cinematic mechanism, as demonstrated by his directing and camerawork...
...with the scripts. In television, DreamWorks has had some expensive failures (Ted Danson's Ink, for example) and only one solid hit: Spin City. In music, it has yet to strike gold. George Michael's DreamWorks debut was a disappointment. Newer acts on the label, such as Eels, Rufus Wainwright and Elliott Smith, have received strong reviews and, so far, have been non-starters on the Billboard charts. Geffen says financial success in music will follow the critics' cheers. "That's how you begin an artist's career," he says...
Next to the chalk outlines (which number about 40), flyers were taped to the ground with the names of Deborah Forte, Rita Hester, Tyra Hunter, Brandon Teena, Rufus Turner, Kristen Page and Chanelle Picket. Each were "trans-people" killed in recent crimes of hate...