Word: screens
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...vehicle, each containing an assembly of wires, cables and machined steel parts, turn the steering wheel and work other controls. The "driver" sits up to a mile or so away in front of a panel with one or two joysticks or a steering wheel and a small TV screen, manipulating the vehicle like someone playing a video game. Light vehicles carry gear that pinpoints the location of the mines for later destruction. Alternatively, tanks push heavy rollers or a metal contraption called a flail that can destroy mines directly. If a big mine blows up the vehicle instead...well...
Antidrug activists fear that pot clubs, if allowed to thrive, could open the way to further relaxation of drug policy. Steve Dnistrian of the Partnership for a Drug-Free America claims that heartrending medical stories are a being used as a smoke screen "by people whose agenda is to radically change drug policy in America." On that point, at least, Peron seems in agreement. "This is not about marijuana as medicine," he says. "This is a cultural...
...Cameron fretted over every soggy shot, Mechanic fought to trim scenes. "We tried to get it done for the least amount of money and still allow Jim to get his vision on the screen," he says. But Cameron isn't one to compromise. And firing him wasn't an option. Not only had he written the script; he might be one of the few directors alive who could orchestrate a project of this scope. "We were already in for a lot of money," Mechanic says. "There was only one way to get our money out, which was to make...
FALSE. As a result of unfounded rumors of unsafe conditions, the Screen Actors Guild investigated the production thoroughly and observed our working methods. They concluded that "the producers have taken extraordinary measures to ensure the health and safety of the cast and crew," and that we had "set a new standard." In fact, during the entire production, there were no on-set injuries requiring hospital treatment among actors or extras...
...attempt to imbue contemporary stereotypes with a sense of drama. Coppola has attempted to transform a John Grisham thriller into a series of quirky character studies. There is no doubt that the author will watch this new adaptation and smile radiantly as the events unfold incoherently on screen. As long as directors keep trying to top each other in an effort to make a semi-competent film, he'll keep writing his crowd-pleasing prose and run all the way to the bank...