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...Gingrich taught his acolytes "our rhythm and style," how to use his serrated language to cut their opponents; Democrats were to be described as traitors and with such adjectives as sick, corrupt and bizarre. Gingrich eventually became such a cult figure among young Republicans that supporters considered publishing a comic book with him as the hero fighting bureaucratic bloat...
...SABBATH'S THEATER by Philip Roth (Houghton Mifflin) explores the beginnings of geezerhood (Roth's resolutely obnoxious hero, Mickey Sabbath, is a randy 64) with some of the same comic sexual energy that set readers goggling in Portnoy's Complaint. Sabbath is an ex-puppeteer whose present occupation is perfecting his scabrous personality. As he searches his disorderly past for meaning, largely without success, he is an equal-opportunity boor, richly offensive to women, men, Jews and Gentiles. Yet the result is a brilliantly written character, rampaging through a novel about facing death in a lonely...
...CRUMB Robert Crumb, the Brueghel of underground comic books, sits uneasily for Terry Zwigoff's blistering documentary portrait. Crumb's images of geeky guys and rampaging women seem almost normal next to this picture of his middle-class family--a mother and three gifted, twisted sons--all devoured by demons. Appalling and enthralling, Crumb is the ultimate situation tragedy...
...most famous names to come to the show," says Corliss. "And they usually do." In addition to "Sense and Sensibility," other nominees for best dramatic picture include: "Apollo 13," "Braveheart," "The Bridges of Madison County," and "Leaving Las Vegas." In the category of best musical or comic motion picture, nominees are: "The American President," "Babe," "Get Shorty," "Sabrina," and "Toy Story." The 53rd annual awards show will be broadcast by NBC on January...
...most famous names to come to the show," says Corliss. "And they usually do." In addition to "Sense and Sensibility," other nominees for best dramatic picture include: "Apollo 13," "Braveheart," "The Bridges of Madison County," and "Leaving Las Vegas." In the category of best musical or comic motion picture, nominees are: "The American President," "Babe," "Get Shorty," "Sabrina," and "Toy Story." The 53rd annual awards show will be broadcast by NBC on January...