Word: horror
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...harassment of foreign journalists is growing -- friskings are common, and Barnes has twice been detained by police -- the reporters feel a dispiriting sense of deja vu. "For older Haitians," says Diederich, who once ran the newspaper Haiti Sun, "the current crisis is like a rerun of an old horror movie." Diederich had just been expelled from Haiti when "Papa Doc" Duvalier thwarted President Kennedy's attempt to remove him from power in 1963. "The lesson of Papa Doc's defying the U.S. has not been lost on those who hold power in Haiti today," adds Diederich. Barnes, Booth and Diederich...
...advantages of "Speed"--minimal gore. Some people die in this movie, unfortunately, but director Jan De Bont avoids the temptation to show every drop of blood. And each death stands out rather than simply becoming part of a body count, getting treated with the appropriate amount of horror and sadness...
...assembled. As it turned out, there was plenty. In the first two days of a hearing expected to continue at least through this week, it became apparent that lead prosecutor Marcia Clark and her team had gathered some devastating material, including enough scenes of blood to splice together a horror film...
...earnestness. He never lets a furrowed brow clear into enlightenment, but instead remains serious about what he is saying. This makes the humor of Pinter's words even more pointed. Zelman never gives in to the joke, but rides the satiric and ironic tone of his monologues until the horror and pain of them forces the audience to laugh. It is nice to see someone who has camped it up on the Pudding stage, show the wide range of his talent with his tight hold on the part...
...horror has always been with us, a persistent secret, silent and pernicious, intimate and brutal. Now, however, as a result of the Simpson drama, Americans are confronting the ferocious violence that may erupt when love runs awry. Women who have clung to destructive relationships for years are realizing, like Dana, that they may be in dire jeopardy. Last week phone calls to domestic-violence hot lines surged to record numbers; many battered women suddenly found the strength to quit their homes and seek sanctuary in shelters. Although it has been two years since the American Medical Association reported that...