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Word: weaver (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...talented Ang Lee directs this film about uneasy family relationships in the restess, promiscuous 1970s with crystalline precision. As the leaders of two archly funny but disturbingly bleak suburban clans, Kevin Kline, Joan Alen and Sigourney Weaver give refreshingly honest performances, but the film's ending sadly offers their characters no redemption. The ice storm, as a natural symbol of change and the wiping away of sins, is like Noah's flood without the rainbow...

Author: By Erwin R. Rosinberg, | Title: The Ice Storm | 11/14/1997 | See Source »

...talented Ang Lee has directed this film about uneasy family relationships in the restless, promiscuous culture of the 70s with crystalline precision. As the leaders of two archly funny but distrurbingly bleak surburban clans, Kevin Kline, Joan Allen and Sigourney Weaver give refreshingly honest performances, but the film's ending sadly offers their characters no hint of redemption. The ice storm in this film, as a natural symbol of change and the wiping away of sins, is like Noah's flood without the rainbow...

Author: By Erwin R. Rosinberg, | Title: The Ice Storm | 11/7/1997 | See Source »

...talented Ang Lee has directed this film about uneasy family relationships in the restless, promiscuous culture of the 1970s with crystalline precision. As the leaders of two archly funny but disturbingly bleak suburban clans, Kevin Kline, Joan Allen and Sigourney Weaver give refreshingly honest performances, but the film's ending sadly offers their characters no hint of redemption. The ice storm in this film, as a natural symbol of change and the wiping away of sins, is like Noah's flood without the rainbow. --Erwin I. Rosinberg...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Brevitas | 10/31/1997 | See Source »

...professor, Brustein worked with students who have since become famous Hollywood stars. He taught Sigourney Weaver, Jane Fonda and Meryl Streep...

Author: By Jenny E. Heller, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Theater Fixture Brustein Brings Repertoire to Harvard | 10/30/1997 | See Source »

...locals now call the predicament "Roby Ridge," referring to the deadly FBI showdown with white separatist turned militia icon Randy Weaver in Ruby Ridge, Idaho. In fact, the Illinois siege has become a rallying point for militia types from as far away as Nevada. The police find nothing funny about Roby Ridge. They do not want the pun to stick...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: STANDOFF AT ROBY RIDGE | 10/27/1997 | See Source »

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