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...Where the Truth Lies can be quickly dismissed. There's piquancy in the plot (from a Rupert Holmes novel), about a blond corpse discovered in the hotel suite of a comedy team - smooth Vince Collins (Colin Firth) and manic Lanny Morris (Kevin Bacon) - and the efforts of a young journalist (Alison Lohmann) to solve the case. Such a tale, set in two periods, the glitzy 1950s and shaggy 70s, might have had some period effervescence. But the concoction here is flatter than a long-opened bottle of sham...
...Brooklyn, and has two kids.) Cued by the lousy music in the hotel restaurant, he launches into an inspired impression of himself seducing a date to light jazz: "Oh yeah. Oh. Yeah. Let me close these blinds. Is it hot in here? It's gotta be these hot, smooth sounds!" When he learns that I used to play the cello, he becomes an M.C. busting rhymes over a solo cellist: "Break it down, Johann! Rock awwwn! Can the cello have some, y'all? I'd say the cellist ain't had some in a long time...
...dustcover. Yet, this should not be taken as an insult to the “The Best Year,” because the book is really quite an enjoyable read with interesting, unconventional insights. Morrow, a professor at Boston University and a seasoned contributor to Time, writes in smooth, clear prose, although he sometimes shades toward the bombastic. For instance, in describing Nixon’s physical features, he writes, “On top, tense, Brillantined black hair ripples straight back from the forehead, like rapids...
...table (The Cincinnati Kid) and in Faye Dunaway's arms (The Thomas Crown Affair), but the actor's wariness never failed him or failed to attract an audience. This DVD package and another, The Essential Steve McQueen Collection, are out this month: a 10-film fest honoring the silk-smooth roughneck, the Crown Prince of Cool...
When I run Primal Scream—naked, sweaty and shrunken—I feel something similar. Here is an event where scrawny and studly, fat and misshapen, pock-marked and smooth, black and white can run together. We run not as isolated students, but as unique participants in an elite unit who have thrown social mores to the wind and let it all hang out. There is no public humiliation—the group protects the individuals. Primal Scream helped me realize the strength of community—and discovering that piece of veritas was certainly worth a frozen...