Word: scene
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Machinal's flirtation with experimental theater achieves its completion in the last scene. The costuming is radical; both Parris and Agresta, executioners, are dressed in metallic-punk-dominatrix suits, and Gunn, the priest, wears a silver robe. The sense that all dialogue is a voice-over creates the impression that the actors are merely odd configurations of marionettes. In this scene, people have fully transformed into machines. Helen's appeals for mercy seem to be almost rays of light bouncing off the darkened stage, for she is the only lit figure. Suddenly, strobe lights destroy the darkness, and the execution...
...Emmet Ray is the second greatest jazz guitarist of his time, and the two times that Emmet has encountered number one, the real-life figure Django Reinhardt (this Gypsy guitar player from France), he fainted on sight. Penn handles the movies many slapstick moments with gusto, including a terrific scene in which Emmet crashes through the roof of a counterfeiting operation in an attempt to escape a third meeting with Django. These moments of light comedy are also nicely tempered by Penn, who can give dignity to the scummiest of cads. He clearly understands his characters desire to be more...
...amusing concept of her character doesnt justify her time on screen. The period detail, though sumptuously photographed by Chinese cinematographer Zhao Fei, doesnt hold interest on its own. Happily, the film finds its way back again in the end when Emmet shows up outside Hatties laundry. A lovely scene between Penn and Morton in the films final reel allows Allen to hone in on his message about the emotions which drive real musical artistry...
This student had told university police that a white male grabbed her in broad daylight on Nov. 16 and sliced her with a knife. Police found a bloody knife at the scene...
Students were not entirely surprised by the retraction. Rumors have circulated for weeks that one or two of the attacks were bogus, according to junior Marni Hanlon. And Brooslin noted that the scene of the falsified crime--a public area in the center of the campus--is not a likely spot for a violent assault...