Word: whole
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...King of Fanelia, 15 year old Van Fanel, in protecting his kingdom from mysterious "invisible" invaders. Sounds flimsy right? You'd be surprised. Again, another tightly crafted storyline, with strong, evolving characters in a fascinating backdrop, which interwove the right mix of action, romance, comedy into a cohesive whole...
...ending every time. (It's only in the last decade that Disney has begun to attempt adapting novels, with varied results.) Some other examples of short tales being made into good, or at least successful, films include 2001: A Space Odyssey (expanded after the film's production into a whole novel) and The Lawnmower Man. John Campbell's short sci-fi story The Thing spawned a classic 1950s black-and-white horror film as well as an excellent John Carpenter gore flick...
...frightens Crane with a story about the Headless Horseman--a rumored supernatural denizen known for his penchant for swiping the heads of the locals. Crane has an encounter with this spirit at the end of the story, but the narrator makes it seem very likely that the whole thing was just a gag by Van Brunt that worked a little too well...
...team's doing very well, seeing the whole pool and all aspects of the game," said Harvard Coach Jim Floerchinger after the game. "They're making good shots and playing good defense. It's 180 degree change from the beginning of the season...
...Marc Anthony (yes the salsa master) gives a jarring, sometimes awkward, but overall effective performance as Noel, an unstable street urchin who violently shakes out his lines with the aid of a dreadlocks wig last seen on Sideshow Bob of "Simpsons" fame. In fact, the whole slew of characters in this film seem to have been gleaned from the daytime talk shows, where the pathetic and pained get their airtime in America. There's even a scene showcasing that staple of the "Jenny Jones Show"--middle class white kids donned as gloriously wimpy goths. They get a makeover as well...