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Obsession, when it takes hold, is not a fragrance but a lethal gas. It envelops and consumes us; it is all the air we breathe. It should make for an ideal film subject. But moviemakers rarely know what to do with obsession. They make it trivial, cartoonish. A superfiend itches to blow up the planet -- big hairy deal. An id-monster like Freddy Krueger dices and slices kids as they sleep. Zzzzzz...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CINEMA: A Heavenly Trip Toward Hell | 11/21/1994 | See Source »

...MASK OF FU MANCHU?Sax Rohmer?Crime Club ($2). The sinister,, superfiend himself, rejuvenated, pursues and wins the symbols of power, wipes the eye of Nayland Smith and Dr. Petrie...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Scholar-Warrior | 11/28/1932 | See Source »

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