Word: slicked
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...what he calls his "inside game"--a thorough command of detail--he says he is working on his "outside game"--reaching voters with broad themes and symbols. Though Bradley can be standoffish to fellow Senators, he jokes easily with voters on the campaign trail. In an age of media-slick politicians, Bradley's very plainness can be refreshing. "There's a nice quiet irony and modesty about him," says Political Media Consultant Robert Squier. "He comes across as a thoughtful man, not necessarily a disqualification for being President...
Paradoxically, it is in part because of obvious references and similarities to other archetypal comedies ("The name's Bueller. Ferris Bueller."), that "Day Off" is so miraculously original and funny. You've seen these comic devices before, but never all combined, and probably not with such a slick script and hilarious acting...
...vivid, exuberant. Razzmatazz is a plentiful U.S. natural resource, like oil but with no OPEC competitors. Americans are pop-culture vultures, profligate in the money and time they devote to making themselves giggle and choke up on cue, ooh and aah en masse. Why is it that Americans make slick movies and snappy songs and every kind of TV show so relentlessly, so effectively, so -- well, well...
...businesses to peddle their products with commercials that are goofy, whimsical and sometimes downright obnoxious. One of the pioneers in the field is Crazy Eddie, the New York-area consumer-electronics chain with the pitchman who raves about "insane" prices and "Christmas sales" in August. Instead of copying the slick style of the ad factories on Madison Avenue, local advertisers churn out low-budget affairs that they often write and produce themselves. Nothing is too ridiculous if it catches a viewer's attention: announcers attack water beds with chain saws or dress up like gorillas and yell...
...reality proved less seductive than the dream. On the plus side, Big Deal is slick, melodic, harddriving and thoroughly professional. There are nearly two dozen numbers, each with a precise character. The first act is a triumph. The second act unravels and gets sidetracked in silly fantasy sequences, yet is never less than fun. The singers' voices could not be much better...