Word: constant
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...only be written on intermittent frames, Buster Keaton, film pioneer and comedy legend, relied instead on visual complexity and sophistication: carefully wrought facial reactions, exquisitely timed double takes, graceful slapstick and outrageous acrobatics. He was a master of both subtlety and extravagance--he was called "Old Stoneface" for his constant deadpan which could somehowwhere the facade of a house falls over on him but doesn't touch him as he goes through a window-- that's just one example). Seven Chances is bestknown for the sequence in which his flight from the swarm of brides brings him down a rocky...
...cheesy camp as "The Rocky Horror Picture Show," evidenced by the weekly tagline, "The Truth is Out There," and the clever play upon every alien and government conspiracy cliche on the books. The characters are unique and quirky, the wit is dry, and the double entendre is in constant employment. Also, all of the components of traditional action thrillers are present; gunfights, international intrigue, colorful bad guys, and massive quantities of sexual tension. (There's been no actual sex yet, but hey, it's a new year and we've got our fingers crossed...
...Lampoon, a semi-secret Sorrento Square organization that used to occasionally publish a so-called humor magazine. "They were nice," he said.) I interviewed him while he sat against the Middle East's wall, selling CDs out of a giant box, greeting, head butting and autographing stuff for a constant stream of fans, from fraternity types to XZpunk rockers, most of whom treated him with either shocked amusement or the kind of condescension which I was trying to avoid. I periodically asked him questions. I occasionally received answers...
...picking new administrators, "we try to monitor that the original diversity of the pool remains constant through the process," she says. "We're obviously always trying to find the most qualified person, but we are always maintaining the diversity of our campus...
...parents can help by letting them know they're welcome to return if they feel the need. In the meantime, parents have to find new ways to keep in touch with their college kids. One of the best is e-mail. It's less intrusive--and less expensive--than constant phone calls and is more likely to be answered than a handwritten letter...