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...centennial curriculum? Press material for The Century implies that it aims to tell the world's story over the past 100 years. That is somewhat misleading. What the documentary does, in fact, is offer a smattering of global drama all in the context of a one-man show--sometimes staid, sometimes engaging--starring Uncle Sam, a character free-thinking, dysfunctional, glorified, triumphant...
...Stoppardand Marc Norman aren't catering to anyone here,they're just having the time of their lives. Samegoes for a great ensemble cast with anirrepressible joi de vivre that permeatesevery frame. Miramax has mounted a ballisticcampaign for the film in the past few weeks in anattempt to sway staid Academy members.Unfortunately, the film's lack of gun violence,tanks and Tom Hanks will probably take it out ofthe running nonetheless.The Thin Red Line: Terrence Malick's moody,contemplative war film met with mixed reviews andunexpectedly poor ticket sales upon its nationalrelease. Though it boasts a star-studded castsecond only...
...immediately pulled strings and waxed plaintive to get a one-on-one with the celebrated word-wrestler who delivered such literary punches as The Black Dahlia, American Tabloid and L.A. Confidential. Armed for the interview with nonsense and irreverence, The Crimson was taken aback to find a straight and staid character with answers to defeat over populated extremist myth in which we would like to outfit...
...stop her if she smooches in public, and society to "young lady" her, as in, "Young lady, what are you doing?" But do grown women really want to be young ladied? Karen Lehrman, author of The Lipstick Proviso, agrees that women want courting and less coarseness, but not a staid modesty. "I think a better word is elegance," she says, pointing to Lauren Bacall and Grace Kelly in their subtle but steely glory. Now there's something worth returning...
Manson looked better in skin-tight clothing, or at least the tight orange-red tank top she strutted in showcased her toned body better than Morissette's staid black blouse and tights outfit. In terms of voices, the Canadian-born Morissette projected with greater range and distinction than her Scottish-bred counterpart. Both women knew how to handle the stage with humorously idiosyncratic flair; Morissette frantically gesticulated, usually in a mock cathartic, self-flagellating pose while Manson scrambled crab-like from stage left to right when she was not arching her midriff in all her rock diva glory...