Word: tangiest
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...modest surprise: there is a little meat on these old bones. Screenwriter Jim Carabatsos works efficiently within, rather than against, genre expectations; and Director Richard Pearce (Country) blows the right amount of steam around his characters to create atmosphere; this is the tangiest of the 46 recent movies shot in New Orleans (no, we won't name 'em). Most of the time, Gere and Basinger have their backs to the wall, and it does wonders for their posture if not quite for their performances. Krabbe, though, is a top macho scuzz ball, with his haunting face, menacing whisper and evil...
With his usual restraint, Washington Quarterback Joe Theismann describes the Super Bowl as "the greatest spectacle created by man," and this year the festivities may include a football game. What seemed the tangiest possible match all along has agreeably come about: the defending champion Redskins, who have somehow avoided arrogance in the face of 31 victories in their past 34 games, vs. the Los Angeles Raiders, the National Football League's masters of the black arts...
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