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...fable is in disrepute these days. Any fantasy that trumpets its artifice with storybook colors and extravagant decor -- all to illustrate the parable of a malformed artist-messiah rejected by his flock -- is asking for trouble. Perhaps only Tim Burton, fresh from his Batman bonanza, could have the clout to make such a defiantly vulnerable curio as Edward Scissorhands. And perhaps only this former animator could make it work so beautifully. A witty comedy of manners that arcs into poignance, this is a Christmas movie only a Grinch could hate...
This is more than a storybook tale about perseverance and determination. And while this season has brought remarkable success for many of Harvard's spring sports teams, this is more than a story about success...
...storybook Niagara Falls housewife, baking homemade bread, keeping a spotless kitchen and raising her family in the neighborhood known locally as Love Canal. But in 1978 Lois Gibbs' life took an abrupt turn. That was when she became convinced that the toxic goo seeping from an abandoned chemical- waste dump three blocks from her home was making her children -- and those of her neighbors -- sick. Stymied by stonewalling corporate and government bureaucrats, she summoned strengths and talents she did not know she had. Over a period of two years, Gibbs knocked on doors, passed out petitions, gave speeches, hounded public...
...first card is a joke between women friends, an acknowledgement that all might not be perfect even on a day dedicated to the pursuit of storybook romance. The second card is the real statement--the decision to follow the forms and rituals that guide the expression of emotion in American society...
FRANK MORGAN: MOOD INDIGO (Antilles). Once touted as Charlie Parker's heir apparent, alto saxman Frank Morgan seemingly blew it all on a life of hard drugs, thievery and frequent jail terms. Released from prison in 1985, Morgan, now 56, launched a storybook comeback -- of which this outstanding album is the latest chapter. Ably joined on two tracks by trumpeter Wynton Marsalis, Morgan's soulful, driving sax proves that for a battle-scarred jazz veteran, playing well is the best revenge...