Word: tone
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...portrait of William Randolph Hearst, founder of the media empire that bears his name. Hearst gazes down on his grandson William Randolph Hearst III, publisher of the San Francisco Examiner, and quizzes him on his recent staff additions. "Who is this Hunter S. Thompson?" asks Grandfather Hearst in a tone half haughty, half perplexed. Will Hearst, who helped hire the duke of "gonzo" journalism as a columnist, replies, "He's irreverent, a little risky, but, uh, fun to read, you know . . . Come on, Grandpa, lighten up." Grandpa somberly responds, "Are you sure you know what you're doing, Will?" Grandson...
...dream sequences of elephants crashing through the fields of Georgia. This is one of the film's most colossal flaws: whenever Spielberg has trouble interpreting the text, he slips into the trademark Raidersesque exoticism and trick camera shots-gimmickery which has made him famous but which destroys the tone of the story...
Spence's report reserved its harshest criticism for members of the now-disbanded committee governing the Center, which attacked Safran's handling of the grants. The report was generally conciliatory in tone, faulting Harvard as much as Safran. It did little to diffuse the national controversy...
...comfortable in the chair, and he's a good barber. He takes his time cutting, and only begins to speak after you've settled down. You're practically asleep when he starts; his voice has a familiar, paternal tone to it. You find it so relaxing you don't even notice the huge tufts of hair he's subtly cut out. As he talks you feel your scalp bleed, but it's all right. Everything's, somehow, strangely familiar...
...Colourfield, the world's first rock band attempting to cross over into the field of Lechmere background music, was formed by vocallist Terry Hall, formerly of the Specials (a decent two-tone band) and Fun Boy Three (a synth outfit that gave the Go-Gos their first hit, "Our Lips Are Sealed.") With bassist Karl Shale and guitarist Toby Lyons, Hall strikes out after something different with this group, and regrettably...