Word: saint
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...epitome of the easy-going, yet inquisitive town peacemaker--even his name seems responsible. Unfortunately, it's also the name of his legendary father in whose, enormous shadow he and the rest of the town, it seems, stands. The townspeople are happy to revere Deeds Sr. and Sam's "saint" of a mother. But the new Sheriff Deeds is determined to dig up dirt about his father, spurred on by the discovery of bones and badge belonging to the relentlessly reptilian Sheriff Charley Wade (Kris Kristofferson) whom old Sheriff Deeds may have killed. Add to the picture other family mini...
...border town where even corruption proceeds at a somnolent pace, has reason to believe these to be the earthly remains of a sadistic and crooked predecessor, Charley Wade (Kris Kristofferson). He also guesses that his late father Buddy, who succeeded Charley as sheriff but is widely regarded as a saint, may have been Charley1s murderer. That would be all right with Sam, who's tired of swallowing invidious comparisons between his performance in office and his dad1s. Solving this long-ago crime is more pretext than text in this movie, says Schickel. For the silence of that grave symbolizes...
...film's first artist, Georges Melies, a master conjurer who, in the 1900 One Man Band, plays six members of a band and the conductor--all in one shot. Melies made color films; the Germans, in 1905, made talking pictures. Italians developed the historical epic. The French persuaded Camille Saint-Saens to compose a score for a 1908 film and Sarah Bernhardt to bless the infant medium with her stage-star quality...
...history of working for both Democrats and Republicans--a career strategy that has made him a traitor in the eyes of people in both parties. He could work simultaneously for Jesse Helms and Mother Teresa and see no inherent contradiction. (Helms, in fact, has been a Morris client; the Saint of Calcutta hasn't called him as yet.) What these critics overlook, says Henry Sheinkopf, a consultant who works with Morris on the Clinton media team, "is that Dick is a man of the sensible middle: a brilliant strategist, of course, but one driven by centrist ideas. He wants...
...same time, however, several key agents have followed Ovitz and Meyer out the door, and a revamped management team has admittedly experienced some rocky times. One major faux pas occurred in March, when a top agent made a deal for Val Kilmer to star in The Saint, even though its filming schedule conflicted with the actor's commitment to reprise his caped-crusader role in the upcoming Batman and Robin--prompting Batman director and longtime CAA client Joel Schumacher to leave...