Word: sensationism
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A Sundance sensation doesn't always go on to wow 'em at the plexes. For every Blair Witch Project (bought at Park City in 1999 for $1 million; earned $140.5 million) there are a dozen like Happy, Texas (bought the same year for $10 million; earned $1.9 million). In a...
But even in the yuppie culture, the power of nostalgia is not to be denied. In contrast to the subtle refinements of new American cooking is the current fad for hefty, rough-around-the-edges, down-home or "Momma" cooking, encompassing a variety of regional and ethnic styles. What is...
Samson's exasperation at these self-important triflers and their chirping Oxbridge accents is funny and justified, but it is also somewhat obsessive. He cannot stay away from the subject. He mentions an American agent who dresses too well, and this reminds him of Dicky Cruyer's kind: "The public...
The first movie kiss was recorded in a brief 1896 production called The May Irwin-John C. Rice Kiss, or simply The Kiss. Irwin and Rice, looking overstuffed and upholstered, he sporting a grand mustache, fastened onto one another for long seconds as the reel flickered on. Their kiss suggested...
Imagine that a new work by Giacomo Puccini had been discovered. Opera houses the world over would fight for the rights to the first performance. The best singers would scramble to create the roles. Audiences would line up eagerly. It would be a sensation.