Word: staling
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...streets. Around every metro stop and in every underground crossing are makeshift kiosks and tables, called, lapki, that sell newspapers, fruit, books, CDs, videos, clothing, hats, groceries and whatever else the market will bear. This is capitalism at its rawest. Muscovites no longer need to wait in line for stale bread, and they know longer need to trade kitschy revolutionary pins for American blue jeans...
...they act like guarded and wounded 15-year-olds whose cell phones and videotapes stand in for a sadly absent adult institutional authority. Scream worked not just because teens reacting to murders in their midst by ironically citing old horror movies was a fresh take on a way-stale tale, but also because their jaded nonchalance felt almost frighteningly cynical...
Director Michael Caton-Jones presents a confused jumble of bad accents, loud music, stale techno-babble and Richard Gere in a lifeless remake of the 1973 hit The Day of the Jackal. Traveling by minivan and rotating hair colors faster than Dennis Rodman, the Jackal (Bruce Willis) stalks a mystery target while the FBI scrambles to catch up with him, using the expertise of Gere's former IRA terrorist Declan Mulqueen. When Mulqueen and the Jackal finally meet, sparks fly and a gay kiss occurs. OK, not really, but it sure would have made this dopey flick a lot more...
...hottest trends in tech this year has been the market acceptance of powerful electronic organizers such as 3Com's PalmPilot and handheld computers based on Microsoft's Windows CE. Throw out your stale DayTimer; the new wave of productivity tools allows you to synchronize (and, importantly, make copies of) daily schedules, phone numbers and memos...
Director Michael Caton-Jones has created a confused jumble of bad accents, loud music, stale techno-babble and Richard Gere in a lifeless remake of the 1973 hit The Day of the Jackal. Traveling by minivan and rotating haircolors faster than Dennis Rodman, The Jackal (Bruce Willis) stalks a mystery target while the FBI scrambles to catch up with him, using the expertise of former IRA terrorist Declan Mulqueen (Richard Gere). When Mulqueen and Jackal finally meet, sparks fly...and a gay kiss occurs. OK, not really, but it sure would make this dopey flick a lot more interesting...