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...beautifully crafted, though at times maudlin and contrived, plot with expert film technique. Yet in this attempt to re-create an All about Eve for the '90s, where life imitates acting imitating life, Almodvar's masterpiece runs the risk of alienating any viewer who isn't a film buff...
...dedicated to "all actresses who have played actresses, to all women who act, to men who act and become women, to all the people who want to be mothers." Almodvar's intention is successful, for while the melodrama and subject context is difficult for anyone other than a film buff to appreciate, he does capture a heart-warming study of women who move from self-delusion to reconciliation...
...colleagues when he was running the House. The most unlikely reincarnation of the paunchy ex-lawmaker is as a zealous advocate of the virtues of a low-fat diet, exercise and stress management. Although he is occasionally seen at a downtown Washington health club, no one would call him buff--he is still carrying the legacy of too many cheeseburgers and Fritos from the Capitol basement takeout. But that has not prevented him from bonding with best-selling author Dr. Dean Ornish, who wrote Love and Survival: 8 Pathways to Intimacy and Health and Eat More, Weigh Less: Dr. Dean...
...Outlined in fluorescent yellow, it reads: "Due to mature content, parental consent suggested for readers under 18." The warning reflects the suggestiveness of the half-clothed models, and perhaps refers in large part to one photo of a topless girl. Above the label on the cover, an Abercrombie-outfitted, buff young man stares through thick black-rimmed glasses, looking decidedly misunderstood sipping from a mug advertising a budget travel agency. The reader is left to his or her own devices to assume that, after spending hundreds of dollars on his sweatshirt and vest, the poor young man was forced...
...pecs could teach his classes for him... Let me tell you this guy is pretty buff. He is built solid. Check...