Word: short
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...blood. This film scores big in bringing to American audiences an Asian male worthy of adoration for his acting, physical presence and charisma. It also should be lauded for its sensitivity in showing a range of Asian faces--not just the exotic lotus blossom of a woman, but tall, short and skinny are all in this film. The supporting cast efforts are strong and add humor and life in places where the film has potential to drag...
...picturesque enough, they lack a unifying, moving message. This is not a bad film--it is entertaining enough to watch the schoolchildren, their instruction by Anna, the arguments between Anna and the king, the revolutionary elements in Siam wreaking havoc, as well as the breathtaking scenery. But it falls short of what it so desperately desires--to be a "moving" epic, even though those two terms are becoming mutually exclusive...
What makes HPV particularly frightening is that there is no way to prevent it other than abstinence. Condoms to prevent transmission through bodily fluids, once thought to be enough, no longer are. The virus can live in outer skin cells and even in dead cells for a short time, then be transmitted to a partner...
...relationship of the figure to that ground. In these paintings, the dancer is certainly the figure, yet her body is completely integrated with the ground. The effect is that the painting feels complete, that every part of the canvas is important, not just the figure. Nothing feels arbitrary; in short, you are looking at a painting, not a picture of a dancer...
...ready to open shelters...at very short notice," O'Connor says...