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Late of Brewster Place, formerly of the South, the North, and nowhere in particular, the seven women that travel through these stories are not always vibrant, nor are their lives necessarily riveting. None of them is intended primarily as a tragic figure, despite personal hardships, and Naylor occasionally errs too far towards the nonchalant in making that point clear: "She had almost learned to cope with his peculiar ways. A pot of burnt rice meant a fractured jaw or a wet bathroom floor a loose tooth." Each woman's story opens not with birth, or adolescence, or marriage, but with...
...doldrums of world cinema in the '70s, one national film industry suddenly emerged with the vibrant squalls of a healthy infant: Australia had arrived. From an outback of inactivity a decade before, a flock of young film makers proved they could appeal to a worldwide audience while remaining true to their country's ornery uniqueness. But with success came a more daunting challenge: to remain uncolonized by the New Hollywood. The best directors have been wooed to the U.S. to make the same kinds of films but bigger, and without all those people who talk funny and drive...
Voight makes up for his shortcomings as a screenwriter by delivering a very vibrant performance. He takes the rather stereotypical Alex of the script and somehow elevates him to a level of credibility. Voight tempers Alex's overbearing enthusiasm and self-absorption with a subtle vulnerability. The softness of his eyes and the nervous twitches of his hyperglycemic body reveal Voight's talents as an actor, if not screenwriter...
...benefits like food stamps are essential for the truly needy in Mississippi. "Maybe I'm different from most who call themselves Republicans around here," he says. "I'm a populist person, I guess." Clark rails against Reaganomics but supports a balanced budget, a strong defense and a vibrant private sector...
...full of titillating shots, the film achieves success in the sheer exultation manifest by its splendiferous imagery. The finely tuned character acting and the bawdy deadpan script enable the movie to sustain a smoothly paved course. And Zeze Motta as the legendary figure Xica de Silva transforms a vibrant period piece into an electric saga that transcends time...