Word: toning
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...original murder case, the sexual element of the friendship was played up, and the girls became infamous as lesbian killers. Jackson certainly doesn't tone down the sexual angle in his film version. As shocking as the relationship may have seemed in 1954 New Zealand, it could seem hackneyed in this post-Kinsey day and age. However, in spite of modern omniscience and in spite (or because) of the overwrought treatment it receives in the film, the relationship convinces. Pauline writes in her diary that now she understands "the joy of this thing called sin," and after the bathtub scenes...
...generation, but she remains inexplicably aloof from both of them. The Sibelius is a tepid performance at best-tempi cluster around a comfortable median, and the soul is left wanting, in spite of flawless execution. There is absolutely no magic from her first entrance in the Sibelius, and her tone simpers more than it captivates. During the most dramatic moments of the piece, one wonders whether she is capable of producing anything outside of the dynamic rangepiano to mezzo-forte-I often heard her bow biting into the string, but her tone gets lost somewhere between the f-holes...
Four Harvard turnovers in its first six possessions set the tone for a sloppy first half in which St. Francis led the entire way after breaking an early...
Unsure about the entire episode, and angered by John's patronizing tone, Carol leaves dissatisfied with their meeting. This ambiguity leads her to turn John's life upside down. Claiming mental and physical misconduct, Carol files sexual harassment charges against John. Shocked by such outlandish charges, John insists that Carol meet with him again. This misunderstanding, he feels, will be easily fixed...
Different as these movies are in tone and development, they both address the same basic issue. In The Santa Clause, Scott gets into trouble because he wants to rescue his son (Eric Lloyd) from the rationalism of his psychiatrist stepfather (Judge Reinhold), who keeps insisting that it is unhealthy for the boy to believe in fantasy figures. In Miracle, Kriss has to perform the same task for Susan Walker (Mara Wilson), whose Mom (an overchilled Elizabeth Perkins) represents unyielding reason...