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Francis Coppola also spilled a lot of blood in The Godfather, adding his bit of realism to the lore of gore. Until he came along, special effects men would fire wax pellets filled with cosmetic blood at actors who were to be shot. When they were "hit," they would yell "ouch!" or whatever else the scriptwriter demanded. Blood oozed out and the audience usually got the point. But the pellets left a blotch on the skin, which was not realistic in closeups. Ever the perfectionist, however, Coppola wanted not only blood but bullet holes. Smith covered the actor...
...traditional helpless female role--obviously there is room for the '80s mentality--but the new movie lacks even a healthy interaction between Tarzan and Jane. Miles O'Keefe's Tarzan never says a word, he just grunts a lot, and, of course, periodically lets out that famous yell. They make him into a big dummy and Bo speaks to him the way she might speak to a two-year-old. O'Keefe looks the part of the muscular Tarzan--maybe a bit too well. This man has not grown up on roots and berries: more likely he popped protein pills...
Watt insists that his abrasive approach was necessary to change entrenched attitudes in the Interior Department's bureaucracy. He told TIME last week: "I had to come in and yell commands that would be heard and obeyed. So I yelled, and the change came faster than I thought it would." Having forcefully made clear his intentions and goals, Watt says that he can settle down to manage the department: "Now I can change my style, my rhetoric and my mode of operation. I'm mellower...
...tour took him to Taiwan, where he met his first wife, Tina. She learned English and he learned Chinese, and they communicated by using a book. "I loved her a lot. She is a super person, and she pushed me. The Marines used to yell at me, make me get up that last hill. She nudged me in a gentle...
...duck the known feelers and gropers without being blamed for the equipment God gave them. It's also rough on the file clerk, trying to keep her arms close to her body while she handles the heavy drawers. Few of these young people can summon the bravado to yell "Cut that out!" or "Go pat your dog!" as this 66-year-old woman has sometimes suggested...