Word: rushing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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ELIZABETH Starring Cate Blanchett, Geoffrey Rush Directed by Shekhar Kapur Polygram Pictures...
Tellingly, the most consistently exciting character in the film is not Elizabeth herself but her shadowy advisor Sir Francis Walsingham, played with relish and cold blood by the virtuosic Geoffrey Rush. Other politicos surrounding the Queen, like unrecognizable Christopher Eccleston as the traitorous Duke of Norfolk and Santa Claus-lookalike Richard Attenborough as earnest advisor Sir William Cecil, reveal their allegiances too broadly to become truly fearful or fascinating. By contrast, Rush's lurking performance leaves everything to the imagination: Walsingham whispers sweet Machiavellian nothings in the ear of the Queen between sessions slitting the throats of the boys...
...Golden Knights dare any opposing attacker to make his way through their physically dominating defense. Roy is the only regular defenseman not at least six feet tall. Mitchell cuts as imposing a presence stopping the rush as he does supporting it. Last weekend, Clarkson held high-powered B.C. to a goal...
Although I heartily agree with the gist of Krauthammer's Essay, I think it is important to consider the consequences of colonizing the moon before we rush to fulfill our "lust for the frontier." For some of us, the moon still represents dreams and romance. How would we feel if it were covered with golf courses, motels and fast-food joints? CRAIG HANSEN Fujishi, Japan...
Just in time for the holiday shopping rush: Instant background checks for gun purchasers to screen out felons and other undesirables. Mandated by the 1993 Brady Act, a national computerized background check goes into effect today, replacing the voluntary checks that have been the responsibility of state and local law enforcement agencies up to now. The program will cover handguns as well as rifles and shotguns...