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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...been told. This may be the show-business version of an urban myth, but like any myth, it speaks to a genuine fear. And as it happens, the Writers Guild of America released a study last week showing that the older a writer is, the more likely he or she is to be unemployed: while 73% of film and television writers in their 20s are working, the figure drops to 59% for those in their 30s, and on down to 32% for those in their 50s. Of course, it's conceivable that these numbers are a reflection less...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Expiration-Date Culture | 11/9/1998 | See Source »

...film tries to drive home is that solutions to these problems require action, and action requires personal responsibility. Slam is recommended to anyone who wants to see how a great film can be made about a subject as complex as the struggle of modern African-Americans in an oppressive urban environment. J.T. Marino...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Brevitas | 11/6/1998 | See Source »

...from New York. I live in Chinatown. You turn left the signs are in Hebrew, you turn right they're in Chinese, you go straight, they're in Spanish. And these are all cultures I'm into and I respect them. It's the whole situation of urban placement. We're all in this one area just doing our thing, and on another level it's just like if you can't deal with plurality, then sampling just becomes an empty gesture. Anyone can sample anything you can turn of the radio and take whatever from the radio...

Author: By Roman Altshuler, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: DJ SPOOKY: THE INTERVIEW | 11/6/1998 | See Source »

...whole affair is utterly ludicrous, but it succeeds because it so gleefully revels in its own absurdity. While so many horror films these days desperately try to copy the Scream formula, in which teen stars act hip while being terrorized (Disturbing Behavior and Urban Legend come readily to mind), it's refreshing to watch a horror flick that isn't afraid to rely on excessive campiness. While Vampires never quite reaches the level of ingenious nonsense as, say, Sam Raimi's Evil Dead, its clever blend of Dracula and The Wild Bunch makes for an embarrassingly fun ride. Much like...

Author: By William Gienapp, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: John Carpenter's Vampires Has a Bloody Bite | 11/6/1998 | See Source »

...last few weeks of campaigning, Democrats concentrated resources on urging urban minority voters to go to the polls...

Author: By Jacqueline A. Newmyer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Dearth of U.S. Issues Defines Races | 11/4/1998 | See Source »

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