Word: version
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...know L.A. Confidential has ended, when it is both daytime and not raining. In a fine version of the somewhat beefy Ellroy crime novel ostensibly about a strange murder, director Curtis Hanson portrays the cool, brutal world of Hollywood glam and corrupt police in 50s Los Angeles, with all its gradations of questionable ethics. Guy Pearce and Russell Crowe turn in fine performances that give us two different approaches to policing, thinking first and hitting later, or vice versa. A reptilian James Cromwell and slick Kevin Space round out a fine cast and a finer tale. --Nicolas R. Rapold...
Chung says he found the version of the council resolution that passed to be more fair but cited the clause that condemned China's "totalitarian government" as factually incorrect...
...Bach. The influence of the earlier work appears quite strikingly in some melodic and rhythmic allusions, though the Stravinsky definitely keeps its integrity as an entirely independent piece. (However, the connection between the two was complicated, not clarified, by the somewhat enigmatic program notes.) A reduced version of the orchestra managed Stravinsky's characteristically tricky harmonies, rhythms and meter changes, although somewhat shakily: this, and the thin orchestration of some parts, left the audience wondering at times if the group was on the verge of falling apart. Howeverall, the presentation of this charming piece was boosted by commendable performances...
...Tuesday, Seary was introduced to Canadians on the "Camilla Scott Show," which she describes as "the Canadian version of Ricki Lake...
...Senate passed a version that includes 12 crimes that can be punishable by the death penalty, while the House version includes 15 crimes...