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Broken Arrow, a bomb-ticking chase movie about a daredevil pilot (Travolta) who steals two nuclear weapons, shows how easily the two cinemas can coexist. It flies at the speed of Macho 2 while allowing Woo to unpack his full cinematic arsenal: overhead shots, plenty of steamy atmosphere (Travolta smokes a lot), Cuisinart editing of the action scenes, slow motion to prolong the jitters and, for dialogue scenes that other directors would stand flatfooted and watch, lithe little tracking shots. If film school were fun, Woo would be the nutty professor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CINEMA: GO WEST, HONG KONG | 2/26/1996 | See Source »

...writer's explorations of the realms of public and private. "I think we have a lot to learn from her insistence [on the importance of the separation between public and private]...where does that line run and how should it be drawn," she says. She is working to "unpack these terms" and find the place of gender in an interpretation of Arendt's thought...

Author: By Anna D. Wilde, | Title: A Hegel Admirer | 9/17/1993 | See Source »

...writer's explorations of the realms of public and private. "I think we have a lot to learn from her insistence [on the importance of the separation between public and private]...where does that line run and how should it be drawn," she says. She is working to "unpack these terms" and find the place of gender in an interpretation of Arendt's thought...

Author: By Anna D. Wilde, | Title: A Hegel Admirer | 9/15/1993 | See Source »

...dean spent her first day of work in a series of introductions and re-introductions and periodic efforts to unpack the stacks of books in her new office, she said...

Author: By Anna D. Wilde, | Title: New FAS Administrative Dean Starts Job | 9/15/1993 | See Source »

...writer's explorations of the realms of public and private. "I think we have a lot to learn from her insistence [on the importance of the separation between public and private]...where does that line run and how should it be drawn," she says. She is working to "unpack these terms" and find the place of gender in an interpretation of Arendt's thought...

Author: By Anna D. Wilde, | Title: A Hegel Admirer | 9/13/1993 | See Source »

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