Word: talismanic
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...TALISMAN by Stephen King and Peter Straub Viking; 646 pages...
There is no point in complaining about The Talisman as if it were a finished product, or even an ordinary novel. In fact it is something far more momentous, the first stage in the construction-the scaffolding and a few truckloads of apparitions, so to speak-of a Steven Spielberg movie. So the publicity blurbs boast. The director of Jaws and E.T. has bought the movie rights for a pot of money. Surely, by the way, this explains the dual authorship. The story's weight and complexity are not such that it is necessary to have one author shoveling...
...Talisman, as Spielberg films go, will very probably be a Poltergeist rather than an E.T., the Extraterrestrial. Which is to say, a succession of whiz-bang special effects without a memorable story or character to hold them together...
...retro," and the chicest styles recall the '50s and early '60s. The hip grandfather of the look is the Ray-Ban Wayfarer. The dark, clunky, squarish shades with a street-tough elegance evoke the likes of Buddy Holly and James Dean, and are as much a talisman of the '50s as white socks and penny loafers. John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd wore them in the movie The Blues Brothers, and in Terms of Endearment Jack Nicholson seemed to have Wayfarers grafted onto his face. They became a mass pop phenomenon when Tom Cruise hid himself behind...
Being published in the Review is considered an important achievement for scholars who wish to publicize their work and further their careers. "It seems to be a kind of talisman that major law schools use in deciding whether to grant tenure to professors," Nelson says...