Word: tensions
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...sparsely attended meeting to alleviate tension about Dunster House's recent tutor conflict, Master Karel F. Liem announced some reforms in the tutor hiring process which had been suggested by students in the house...
...movie then jumps eight years ahead, after Calogero (now played by Lillo Brancato) is very involved in Sonny's mob, and Sonny has become a father figure to him. Of course their relationship causes considerable tension between Calogero and Lorenzo, but this section of the film moves onto another quite distinct subject: the escalating violence between the Black and Italian communities. Calogero now belongs to his own "social club" composed of the sameyouths who idolized Sonny and his fellow hoods.Unfortunately, Calogero's bigoted friends threatenhis interest in Jane, a beautiful young Blackwoman who just transfered to his school...
Wolf's plans for a compromise may ultimately help ease the tension between the desirability of hiring Cambridge residents and the high cost of living in the city...
Ruben did interrupt the flow of the film when he overplayed the early moments of tension. If the whole audience knows from the start that Culkin plays an undercover killer, then it's none too tricky to produce tense moments auguring imminent disaster. Ruben dwells on each scary mask, toy gun, and childish threat, until Culkin's every mouthful at dinner appears redolent of latent monomania...
...foil to the frenzied indignation of Wood, his fearless adversary. Splattered with tomato juice, frenetically pumping squash down the disposal, Wood manages to look far more twisted and dangerous than Culkin ever does. The dynamic of this role-reversal, excellently acted by both Wood and Culkin, generates all the tension in the film. The pair carries the production; all other players are secondary...