Word: showing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...birch trees, are buried 77 generations of Confucius' descendants. Their graves, trashed and looted during the Cultural Revolution, have been rebuilt and remade in this decade. During the Cultural Revolution, in the 1960s, angry adolescent Red Guards dug up Confucius' grave, the most sacred spot in the forest, to show the Chinese that it was empty, that their Confucian faith was misplaced. But today the shrine is one of the holiest in China. Confucius may not inhabit the crypt, but he still haunts the nation's heart...
...MELISSA JOAN HART is Sabrina the Teenage Witch, yet in reality, she is neither possessed of occult powers nor even under 20. So perhaps it's not surprising that while her wholesome show is being lauded by conservative groups, Hart is busy trumpeting her carnal charms. Two weeks ago, Sabrina was honored by the Family Friendly Programming Forum and recently deemed worthy by the Parent's Television Council. Yet currently, Hart appears in Maxim modeling unwholesome ensembles and in Bikini magazine enthusing, "I like to be as naked as possible." Maybe not for families, but she sure seems friendly. ARRESTED...
...talking donkey--but giving cuddly animals noble and historic heft. The film does so with a wisely chosen cast of voices (Ian Holm stands out as smarmy pig propagandist Squealer) and eerie visuals, from the crudely painted ANIMAL FARM sign at the commune's entrance to the pigs' grisly show trials. You'll have a hard time setting a rattrap after seeing a scapegoated (scape-ratted?) rodent swinging from a gallows. The film retains both the Russian Revolution parallels and Orwell's timeless warnings against slippery language and manipulation; in a clever if heavy-handed addition, pigs salvage...
...teacher on their child's behalf. This involves lots of smiling, nodding and offers of Florida time shares over the spring break. The intimidators get in the teacher's face--to tell him what they expect and demand attention to their children's individual needs and just generally show him who's boss...
...three sites I checked out--Digital Entertainment Network den.net) Pseudo pseudo.com and Wirebreak wirebreak.com) which just launched in mid-September--I found dozens of shows on everything from a bilingual drama about Hispanic gang members to documentaries on skateboarding superstars. Watching the blurry images on matchbox-size video windows within a computer screen can be annoying, but it's not all bad news. Instead of waiting for prime time, I can view any show whenever I want just by clicking onscreen. And because many episodes are commercial free and less than 10 minutes long, I can squeeze them in during...