Word: instead
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...Instead, I think of the images, every one suffused with emotion, freshness and loveliness. I could write a whole book about the colors in the film. The film was shot on location on the Normandy coast, but it looks like the greatest stage set ever. In fact, the rainy town of Cherbourg was transformed during the production of the film with an incredible makeover of primary toned paints; every wall, streetlight, automobile and shop window harmonizes perfectly with the beautiful costumes of the characters. Sure, the art design would be several shades of twee, if it weren't so damned...
...moments that most musicals always forget. There's a great moment when a character is interrupted mid-sentence by a man asking directions--in tune, of course, with the jaunty melody. The effect is startling and a little humorous at first, but after a while you forget the novelty. Instead, you have the majesty of a truly great film score, with undulating chords that shimmer gloriously...
...Mailer became a fan of bullfighting, took up boxing and exerted the chauvinistic bravado for which Hemingway was famous. However, both Mailer's life and his writing appear to fall short of his icon's legacy. Throughout Mailer, its subject appears to be without direction and confidence, but instead acting upon whatever spurs his imagination at the moment. While he has been a major figure in American literature in the second half of the 20th century, one wonders what would have become of Mailer if he had never published The Naked and the Dead at age 23. Although the success...
...Instead McNamara and HUPD's newly appointed crime prevention specialist Steven G. Catalano have drawn up a community advisory and safety precautions for students...
...Moore, a 16-year veteran of highly selective and dangerous assignments, including a stint as a lead agent in President Clinton's protective detail. Moore says he was poised to take over a managerial post, but was preempted when a white agent Moore had originally trained got the job instead...