Word: toneed
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...flat Major, "Spring." Here the layering of textures is much deeper than in Brahms' work, with a fanfare from the trumpets heralding the arrival of a multitude of entrances from all sections of the orchestra. Mimicking the bustle of springtime with trilling ornamentation and a robust tone, the Berlin Symphony Orchestra lost none of the momentum it received with Derek Han's performance; even the more placid Larghetto was imbued with the anticipation of motion and activity to be delivered in ensuing Scherzo. At the piece's conclusion, Joseph Silverstein returned three times to receive the praise of his listeners...
Kwietniowski's adept directing helps to further portray Giles' feelings for Ronnie. His steady camera and intentional dearth of cutting adds to the determined tone of the movie. We are never shocked by rapid movements of the camera but are instead convinced of a mounting tension through slow but deliberate cutting. Kwietniowski also includes enough dream sequences and slow-motion camera shots to add an eerie quality to the film. An example of his skill is his shot of the first encounter between Ronnie and Giles. The camera focuses on their handshake as Ronnie removes his hand and Giles keep...
What partially saves the film from thisslightly monotonous tone is Kwietniowski'sridiculing of Giles' manners. Consistently, Gilesfumbles in the ways of technology and pop-culture.He mistakes microwaves for VCRs and marvels at acordless telephone. Despite these pleasantadditions of humor, the film still recedes into asort of sameness that saps our enthusiasm. Itdoesn't help that Ronnie Bostock is not nearly asinteresting and seductive as Giles' preoccupationshould demand. Priestley plays his roleadequately, but he doesn't exactly ooze superhumansexuality or personality. In short, Ronnie is notmuch more absorbing than the dumb roles he playsin the movies and on television. Ronnie evennaively asks...
...What can you do for an encore? Their answer comes on March 11 at 9 p.m. E.T., when Significant Others debuts on Fox. Like Party of Five, it is an ensemble drama about young people. This time they are a group of friends in their 20s. The show's tone is much lighter and more romantic than Party of Five's, but it still has its share of anguish. Expectations are high, and if the show is a hit, it will prove that Keyser and Lippman really have the goods...
Black Grape's endearing range of tropes and narrowness of tone would be hypocritical if it did not offend. The album cover features an almost sambo-like purple face, and the inside artwork is a melange of Aunt Jemima figures, smiling Aryan face and blonde hour glass cartoons. "Marbles" opens with the dub of a righteous gospel preacher: "A whistling woman...is an abomination to the lord" and leads into the chorus "Why you say yes when you know you mean no?," playing on current sexual protocol. Of course of few in the crowd might even take issue with...