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...this movie makes sense because Towne, with the producers' blessing, does not take the time or effort to explain anything.Thunder is a collection of hastily drawn characters. Towne tell us nothing about them and then shamelessly expects us to sympathize with them. Only Duvall and Rooker, playing the wise experienced crew chief and the simple farmer turned race driver, respectively, have any significant depth to their characterization...
Nations as diverse as West Germany, Israel, Argentina, South Africa and the Soviet Union have laws prohibiting desecration of their flags, and in many nations that do not (such as China), it may not be wise to test the issue. Even in the U.S., as Bush noted last week, "the law books are full of restrictions on free speech." It is not permissible to yell fire falsely in a crowded theater, as Oliver Wendell Holmes pointed out, and likewise it could be illegal to ignite a flag in one. Yet according to Duke University law school professor Walter Dellinger...
...generally easy to find a driver who can understand you. But don't expect to find rural folk who speak English. And pack a lunch, since you cannot count on anything being available in most rural areas. A spare can of gasoline in the trunk is a wise precaution...
...immune system to do its job. In a condition of emotional devastation, immune function is impaired. Conversely, liberation from depression and panic is frequently accompanied by an increase in the body's interleukins, vital substances in the immune system that help activate cancer-killing immune cells. The wise physician, therefore, is conscious of both the physical and emotional needs of the patient...
...Things is available that lists various items that ostensibly "remind me of you." For $20,000, the lyric "A tinkling piano in the next apartment" could be amended to "A tinkling Steinway . . ." and so on. (For an extra $20,000, the song's title could be changed to These Wise Investments...