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...oldest species on Earth, as well as the fact that they are resilient to diseases. Still, this medical justification does nothing to dispel the feeling that this movie sounds like a pumped-up, '90s version of Jaws crossed with Jurassic Park. I mean, come on! Killer sharks threaten the lives of scientists on a sinking laboratory? Don't expect anything profound. Still, the supporting appearances of Samuel L. Jackson and Stellan Skarsgard help enhance the film's credibility, and in the area of special effects, audiences won't be disappointed (the film's effects supervisor, Jeff Okun, was responsible...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SUMMER MOVIE PREVIEW | 4/30/1999 | See Source »

Brown would threaten again in the seventh,scoring five off Lennon and bringing DeYoung tothe plate representing the tying run, but Jamiesoncoaxed him into a lazy fly-out for his firstsave--only Harvard's second--of the season...

Author: By Daniel G. Habib, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Baseball Two Games Up in Rolfe | 4/26/1999 | See Source »

LUCAS: Myths tell us these old stories in a way that doesn't threaten us. They're in an imaginary land where you can be safe. But they deal with real truths that need to be told. Sometimes the truths are so painful that stories are the only way you can get through to them psychologically...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Of Myth And Men | 4/26/1999 | See Source »

...Moon. Using virtually very lighting technique possible, McGee incorporates backlights, sidelights, audience-sweeping spotlights, an overwhelming carousels of colors, shadows, purple moons and spinning pinwheels of light to illuminate every angle and curve of the bodies pulsating on the stage. At moments, the lights are so grandiose that they threaten to overshadow the dancers themselves; for the most part, however, McGee has a keen eye for tasteful spectacle and a smart awareness of the all the beautiful ways to illuminate moving bodies...

Author: By Erin Billinges, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: PERPETUAL MOTIOBN: | 4/16/1999 | See Source »

...Moon. Using virtually every lighting technique possible, McGee incorporates backlights, sidelights, audience-sweeping spotlights, an overwhelming carousels of colors, shadows, purple moons and spinning pinwheels of light to illuminate every angle and curve of the bodies pulsating on the stage. At moments, the lights are so grandiose that they threaten to overshadow the dancers themselves; for the most part, however, McGee has a keen eye for tasteful spectacle and a smart awareness of all the beautiful ways to illuminate moving bodies...

Author: By Erin E. Billings, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Perpetual Motion: An Evening of Time, Money, and | 4/16/1999 | See Source »

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