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...cross between Crazy Eddy and the Micro Machine Man, Molly Shannon ("Saturday Night Live" and Superstar comedian) possesses the spontaneous energy considered charmingly refreshing among celebrities, yet perhaps more typical of the mentally deranged. Loud, hyper and spastic, I initially attributed her behavior to a hearty intake of speed prior to our phone interview. But after listening to her answer question after question, I became increasingly impressed by her sincerity and her down-to-earth goofiness...
...potential from each bullet. Instead of numbing battle scenes with fifteen million ricocheting bullets, he slows down the path of each shot fired. Instead of "Bang! Bang!" we hear "bang. whoosh. thump. slosh" as the bullet travels through air and into the body of its victim, where Russell, with hyper-colored special effects, intrepidly follows...
...another worry: influence peddling. "Whenever any mob pulls down this kind of money, you have to be concerned about its possible political influence," says TIME's William Dowell. Especially when the mob in question is based in a country where capital is flying out of the country at hyper-speed and allegations of kickbacks and corruption permeate the government all the way to the office of President Boris Yeltsin. Those suspicions have led to speculation that Yeltsin's ongoing game of Whack-a-Mole with his cabinet is an attempt to ensure that a friendly, non-prosecutorial government will succeed...
...Freaks and Geeks: Features "a smallish but hyper geek," "a friendly but slightly dangerous freak" and "a tall freak who dreams of stardom as a rock-'n'-roll drummer...
With such a breakneck schedule, one would expect the music of Belle and Sebastian to mirror many independent domestic projects in poor recording quality, sloppy production and slackerly filler material. Instead, lyrics and music form an almost hyper-aesthetic experience--carefully produced, with fine-tuned instrumentation and clever lyrics. The singer Stuart Murdoch softly whispers phrases about the uncertain nineties with an approach reminiscent of the '70s poet-singer Nick Drake. The instrumentation includes a trumpet, cello, flute and beautiful keyboard that unite in complex harmoniousness...