Word: wwii
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...around Betty, an emotionally frustrated Jewish wife who is duped by a suave Puerto Rican artist. The third skit, entitled "My Mother's Luck," is essentially a long monologue spoken by a Jewish mother to her daughter Hannah, who is preparing to live with her wealthy father in pre-WWII Germany...
...course, boosting domestic spending is precisely what Robert Rubin and other U.S. economic officials urged Japan to do -- six months ago. These days, with Japan mired in a two-year recession, the deepest since WWII, and its debt-riddled banks fresh out of investment capital, the occasional TGIM shopping day looks a lot like too little, too late. And there's still no guarantee that the Japanese, known as compulsive savers, won't just buy $250 in gold and bury it in the backyard...
...success of films with more exposition than explosions suggests that the days of special effects first, script second, may be over. "Audiences want more than just computer-generated effects," says box office analyst Jae Kim, who predicts that the next film to watch is Steven Spielberg's WWII drama "Saving Private Ryan," which opens July 24. "The movie's going to be filled with high-end special effects, but Spielberg is letting the story do the heavy lifting...
...WWII and Its Cold Aftermath
...John Sturges, The Eagle Has Landed (1976). In WWII's final days, Michael Caine spearheads a Nazi plot to take Winston Churchill back to Berlin ? dead or alive. Chock-full cast, from Duvall to Donald Sutherland, Donald Pleasance (with some hair) to Anthony Quayle (miscast) and on the American side, Treat Williams and Larry Hagman...