Word: slickly
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...exhaustion aside, the biggest obstacle Harvard faced yesterday was the Columbia squad itself--most shaved slick and three zealots with bared skulls--led by 800-meter freestyle American record holder Tony Corbisiero and prepared to give Harvard the meet it expected in New York...
...film follows Alex (Voight), a slick and very nervous man with an obsession for poker chips Like all compulsive gamblers, Alex plays to lose, 20 minutes into the movie, he has won 59,000 and lost 519,000 Under pressure to repay the 510,000 he borrowed to stay in the poker game, Alex skips town with his friend Jerry (Burt Young) and heads for Vegas, the Lind of silk and money...
...time or current fans of the Long Island pop star to purge any remaining faith they may have dutifully maintained in this man's music. The Nylon Curtain leaves no doubt: This once poignant chronicler of middle-class America has become a terribly frazzled music industry giant, offering a slick package with no redeemable contents...
Controlling the pace of the game with methodic offensive build ups initiated by its fullbacks and halfback Mike Mogollon. Harvard knotted the score 20 minutes later on a slick set play combination between Ken worthy and Captain Lance Ayrault On an indirect free kick just outside the Cornell penalty box, the freshman from Atlanta roller the ball to Ayrault. The senior striker smacked a hard drive with the outside of his right foot that blazed past the Big Red's wall and burnt into the net inches from the left post...
Whether or not Herzog succeeded in making Fitzcarraldo an impressive movie or not remains to be seen, but only if it's extraordinary will it stand a chance of surpassing Burden of Dreams. In today's world of high budgets and slick plots, Burden of Dreams vividly reminds us of the myriad powerful emotions and captivating scenery one can achieve through non-fiction...