Word: suburbans
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...American life, directing both Pushing Hands, a well-told story about a mixed Asian marriage and the cultural struggles it creates, and The Ice Storm, a subtle and powerful film about WASP culture in the '70s. Both films, the latter especially, emphasize the unhappiness and ennui that infects suburban existence. Directed by Sam Mendes, a British theater director, American Beauty continues in this burgeoning tradition, framing, with a keen eye, the miseries and peculiarities of American life...
Mendes' bleak vision of a suburban town, where little love passes between parents and children, and neighbors are suspicious and secretive towards each other is wonderfully and subtly presented. He envisions Americans as having cut themselves off from one another, isolated with their own cars, their own garbage disposals, and own lives, totally independent and disconnected. Windows are used not as views to the outside world but as voyeuristic peeks into others' lives. Cinematographer Conrad Hall furthers Mendes' vision with brilliant use of color, making the typical suburban home a mystical and, at times, beautiful setting...
...recent trend in popular film has revealed that violent, angst-ridden sentiments lie beneath the commodified sheen of wealthy, suburban America...
...Autumn hasn't always turned me into such a monster. In fact, I used to fancy myself more of a springtime kind of guy. Back in elementary school, spring meant so much more to us suburban kids. Little League came back into town. Recess was outdoors once againoinstead of inside the rotting gym. The Yankees were playing in the Bronx again. By the time we were in high school, the hormones were raging and the girls were always breaking out their summertime wardrobes just a little too early. And summer vacation was just around the corner. Yeah, I could...
Everybody gets together for dinner two or three times a month, and all gather to celebrate the children's birthdays. This year Charlene helped Rick and Jean with the down payment for their $230,000, five-bedroom brick home in suburban Dallas. Understanding the needs and changing tastes of each child is one of the secrets of good grandparenting. Joe and Charlene, who enjoy surprising the kids with gifts, consider each child's interests and age, choosing just the right miniature car or Beanie Baby. Bridging the generation divide, Charlene offered advice about poodle skirts and other teen fashions from...