Word: veneering
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...There has always been a veneer of secrecy about [Santeria], but now it's above ground," she said...
...hear you saying, "but Jim Carrey is funny!" Yep. Sandler is Carrey or Jerry Lewis without the physical dexterity, Danny Kaye without the verbal grace, Steve Martin without the patrician veneer. In the longer movie view, he's Abbott without Costello. Moviemakers and critics were probably not thrilled that, in 1941, with a mediocre B movie called Buck Privates, Bud and Lou were briefly Hollywood's top stars. What can we say? People want to laugh--at anything. Sandler happens...
...textured and have the color of the exterior of a butternut squash, a wicker basket at the entrance brims with crunchy New England apples, and underneath the starched napkins at each place setting are wicker plate-covers. Tables and chairs manage the homey feel of wood with the smooth veneer of an upscale dining venue. The kitchen is open, and a sleek chrome wrap-around bar flanks a series of small tables at which appetizers can be ordered during busy hours. Harvest boasts track lighting with a bit of a difference: upsidedown T bars emerge from the ceiling to subtly...
...here's a cultural disconnect. People think that [Cambridge] is a progressive town, but the progressive veneer has allowed a lot of inappropriate things to go on unnoticed," Zucker says. "Black folks who've lived in this town are not surprised that discrimination occurs. And the white liberals shouldn't be either...
...restored version is the elimination of the credits and the overlaid soundtrack from the famous opening shot. The brilliant oscillation between the simple continuity of a single shot and the complexity of the choreography creates a sense of tension now unburdened by surface distractions. Without the studio veneer, the probing camera and the cacophonic textures of street noise achieve a phenomenal depth that truly captures the oddly discontinuous sensation of shifting through space...