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...evil plot. But after 90 minutes of sparse dialogue, sparse interaction and even sparser coherence, "The Convent" ends with an inexplicable supernatural occurence--inexplicable in that it does not complete, expand or shed light on any previous theme. With its too frequent literary and biblical references and the overwhelmingly stark, gripping scenery, "The Convent" strives toward artsy epic but falls somewhere in the midst of artsy mediocrity...
...Fargo" may be more impressive in what it succeeded in avoiding than what it accomplished. Roger Deakins' photography, for example, is so utterly pure that it is unnoticeable. The stark, cold tones of Deakin's pallete are perfect. The chill running up your spine throughout the film is a testement to his skill...
...emotional bond formed during the protest was in stark contrast to the apathy normally associated with worldly issues. By raising awareness, the rally also raised the stakes people have in this issue, enlightening them and promoting their interests. Over dinner, I talked to a fellow student who afterwards looked up Simpson's S-1394 bill on the Internet and read it because his interest and curiosity had been piqued by the protest...
...opening scene seems straight out of a music video: minimalist stage, stark light, four actors encased in fashionably generic black and red. The impeccably timed dancing, emotionless and overtly sexual; the music, driving and anonymous. A heavily stylized plot takes shape--man fondles woman, who pulls away; another woman claws said man toward her--dominated by the same aggressively heterosexual assumptions that pervade MTV. The talons of this brand of "savage love" are thickly lacquered and varnished. And it's the ritualization of this savagery that makes it seem all the more deadly...
After Sen. Robert J. Dole (R-Kan.), the front runner in many polls, declined an invitation to attend the forum, which was sponsored by the John Stark Foundation, conservative commentator Patrick J. Buchanan, former Tennessee gov. Lamar Alexander and multimillionaire publisher Malcolm S. "Steve" Forbes Jr. declined to participate in the event...