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...people who made Blood Simple, Raising Arizona is a loving and arty tribute to human idiocy. There is not one even vaguely intelligent person in the film, and yet whether they be escaped convicts or convenience-store clerks, the characters are all charming and endearing. They are exactly the type of folks you see in any small town anywhere in America, folks who say "somebitch" instead of "sonofabitch" and who enjoy their Kellogg's corn flakes straight from the box. Although you wish for some realistic nastiness a la Robert Altman to balance the film's artiness, Raising Arizona...
Certainly, Nolte's character merits a few good chuckles. For one thing, here's a good guy who always wears black--in stark contrast to Boothe's omnipresent white suit. Nick sure is tough. He's the type of cop who casually slips vital evidence into his shirt pockets with his keys. The type of cop who cares but does not raise an eyebrow when he sees his best friend (Rip Torn) gunned down. The type of cop who says things like, "I'm particular who I drink with." The type of cop who is one walking macho cliche...
...learn about classical music. There's nothing very mysterious about it, or at least nothing more mysterious than great achievements in any type of art. You can decide for yourself, damn the "experts," which composers and pieces you like. Classical music won't bite...
...name "classical" is itself misleading because it suggests that there is some type of unity to the pieces that come under the name. There really isn't, though there are certain traditions within classical music...
Cambridge attorney Martin C. Foster called the city council "a bipolar political organization--a Darwinian type system...