Word: dark
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...separation of real and fake had something to do with real estate. For fantasy and romance we went from our house to the movie house, a cathedral of dreams whose dark grandeur signaled even to kids that what they were about to see was a fiction. Now that most of us watch movies on the same 21-in. machine that gives most of us our news, that NO TRESPASSING sign has disappeared. While The X-Files cunningly grounds its fables in docudrama style, items on the news shows get more dramatic and sentimental. Everything is just a story, with...
...situation on Constitution Avenue is not altogether bleak. That the IRS is publicly acknowledging problems is a sign that it is on the road to remedying them. The agency is not entirely in the digital Dark Ages. It has a nifty Website www.irs.ustreas.gov) which is taking a million queries daily. Although it is still hit-and-miss to get through to a real live person on the phone, taxpayers who do speak to an IRS employee now have a 94% chance of getting the right answer, compared with 63% in 1989, according to the GAO. Last year the agency...
...location in Australia for another film. When the actor didn't show up for their meeting, Noyce sighed and thought, "Well, this is Val Kilmer." That would be Val Kilmer the Hollywood bad boy, whose very name spurs some directors to spit venom. Noyce walked outside and into a dark street, then became aware of someone following him. "I stopped in a doorway and looked over my shoulder, but no one was there. Suddenly, Val materialized right behind me and whispered in my ear, 'Are you looking for someone...
...unsure of his own identity and compelled to wear disguises as if he were shopping for a new soul. Similarly, Noyce eschews the campy look of Bond or Batman. The movie, about a post-Soviet plutocrat (Rade Serbedzija) who tries to mastermind a new Russian revolution, is dark--almost drab--and broody. It seems deeply riven between its impulse to entertain and its aspirations to update both Freud and Le Carre...
...home or at the office. Degrees will not be needed. When someone wants a job, he will be tested and given an internship for a period of time. It is a shame that both author Larson and President Clinton have missed the boat and are still in the Dark Ages. BILL DIECKS Houston...