Word: volcano
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Written by John Patrick Shanley, whose other credits include "Moon-struck" and "Joe vs. the Volcano", "Four Dogs" opened to rave reviews in both New York and Los Angeles. And deservedly so, since it takes the worst stereotypes plaguing the film industry and weaves them into a complex web of machinations, as each character tries to manipulate the others into fulfilling his, or her, own desires. No one is above seduction, threats overt and covert, back-stabbing, or just plain simple bitchiness...
Here, also, the significance of Pele in the title becomes clear. Referring to the Hawaiian volcano goddess, Amos emphasizes the cathartic quality of her music--full of energy and fire, erupting and spewing forth what had been buried for too long...
Juanita might have rested undisturbed for centuries more had it not been for the rumblings of a nearby volcano. For the past five years it has spewed ash over Mount Ampato, melting its snowcap and causing the ground to shift. The movement caused Juanita's ceremonial platform to collapse, and she literally tumbled off. Zarate had to rappel down a ravine to retrieve gold and silver statues, festooned with feathers, that were part of the traditional offering to the gods. Reinhard had scaled dozens of Andean peaks over the past 15 years searching for just such a treasure...
...human population explosion has brought in hundreds of non-native plant and animal species that are threatening to devastate endemic life. Alcedo Volcano on Isabela Island--home to more than a third of all the Galapagos giant tortoises--is approaching ecological collapse as a result of an infestation of goats and burros. The goat population is so large (50,000 to 75,000) that between 100 and 150 kids are born every day. The goats knock down cacti and trees and munch on the vegetation on which the tortoises depend, while the burros trample the tortoise nests. Elsewhere on Isabela...
Singh said the social situation in India is extremely volatile. "We are sitting on top of a volcano," he commented. "Albeit outside it looks cool, but inside there is fire...