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...onion.' And I see his face frozen in fear--a little bead of sweat trickling down his face," he said, "I mean, this guy has no idea where the button for that is! Then they have to shut the whole place down and call the guy with...

Author: By Vivek Jain, | Title: Spade Entertains Harvard | 3/25/1994 | See Source »

...know or don't know. I'm gonna torture you anyway." Then, as he pulls out a knife and proceeds to slice the cop's ear off, the camera suddenly shifts away from the action to focus on an empty doorway. For some reason, Tarantino hits the right button with this decision: the sounds of slicing and screaming with no visual accompaniment make the scene even more excruciating than it would have been had Tarantino chosen to show the act of mutilation directly...

Author: By Katherine C. Raff, | Title: 'Reservoir Dogs' Has Lots of Bite | 3/24/1994 | See Source »

Meanwhile, at the Fly Club, another assemblage of students packs a hot room. This room is much bigger, however, and the crowd is larger. No 30-somethings or high-schoolers here: Khakis, Levis and button-down shirts prevail, and the keg of cheap beer gets much more attention than WHRB's keg of Sam Adams...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Rock Bands V. C. | 3/24/1994 | See Source »

...Holly hunter, "The Piano"--Overcomes mute button and Princess Leia hairdo...

Author: By Ariel Foxman, | Title: OpArt | 3/17/1994 | See Source »

...jumps told the story, and Urmanov had them -- all eight of his planned triples. Stojko achieved higher elevation, and Candeloro's leaps were mighty, but both had bobbles. As two-time Olympic champion and TV commentator Dick Button put it, "The judges consider first whether you've completed your triples. After that, the overall impact of the program. Last of all comes skating: footwork, spins and musicality." If these priorities prevail, there will be more and more Stojkos and Candeloros at the top. Only the sky is their limit...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FIGURE SKATING: High Flyers | 2/28/1994 | See Source »

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