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Connor says that while he served a prison term in the '60s, the Donati clan kept watch on his mother, and to return the favor, he tried to help them unload some Wyeth paintings stolen from the Woolworth estate in Monmouth, Me. With that, a career was born. Connor's father had been an antique-weapon collector; his mother painted and wrote poetry; and Connor, who already had a cherished collection of Japanese swords, had truly found his niche. But he kept slipping up. In July 1990 a federal judge who doubled the requested sentence called Connor "rotten...
Capleton's I-Testament comes on forcefully from the start. On the Jamaican-born singer's previous CD, Prophecy, he performed alongside rapper Method Man of the American hardcore hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan. I-Testament also boasts street-wise, street-tough swagger. Capleton's vocals are a mix of slurred rap, chanting and Jamaican patois, supported by R.-and-B. backup singers. His songs are often built around samples; Original Man draws liberally from the bass groove of Lou Reed's Walk on the Wild Side. Capleton's talent lies in his ability to fuse gangsta-rap energy...
...your typical coming-of-age story, this tale of the making of a '70s porn star (played by the artist formerly known as Marky Mark, no less) evolves into a touching, refreshingly quirky family drama, as the "star" finds himself part of a veritable clan of flawed but endearing members of the seamy industry, headed by Burt Reynolds' would-be visionary filmmaker. Director Paul Anderson displays a remarkable eye and ear for the fluffy vacuousness and conspicuously awful taste of the disco era, while paying cinematic homage to the period's greatest directors...
...your typical coming-of-age story, this tale of the making of a 70s porn star (played by The Artist Formerly Known as Marky Mark, no less) evolves into a touching yet refreshingly quirky family drama, as the "star" finds himself becoming part of a veritable clan made up of flawed but endearing members of the seamy industry and headed by Burt Reynolds' would-be-visionary filmmaker. Director Paul Anderson displays a remarkable eye and ear for the fluffy vacuousness and conspicuously awful taste of Disco era, while paying obviously sincere cinematic homage to some of the greatest directors...
...your typical coming-of-age story, this tale of the making of a 70s porn star (played by the artist formerly known as Marky Mark, no less) evolves into a touching yet refreshingly quirky family drama, as the "star" finds part of a veritable clan made up of flawed but endearing members of the seamy industry, headed by Burt Reynolds' would-be-visionary filmmaker. Director Paul Anderson displays a remarkable eye and ear for the fluffy vacuousness and conspicuously awful taste of the disco era, while paying sincere cinematic homage to the period's greatest directors. --Marshall I. Lewy...