Word: paranoia
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...film traces the story of Dennis Jennings (Wright), a Manhattan neurotic who, surrounded by people seemingly determined to feed his paranoia, eventually murders his analyst. His girlfriend Emma, played with convincing indifference by Laurie Metcalf, torments Dennis with cheap ties and constant reminders to feed the fish. As Dennis settles into his analyst's office, saying, "I remember when I was in the womb...," Dr. Schooner (Rowan Atkinson) sighs and draws up a shopping list. Wright's classic deadpan performance is set off perfectly by the boredom and snobbery expressed in Atkinson's exagerrated facial expressions and accent. Although well...
...cuts to shots in a mental hospital of patients who are suffering from severe alcoholic delirium. Although it is unclear from what period these clips are taken, the message seems to be that the problems of the present--alcoholism--are caused by the troubles of the past--such as paranoia about espionage...
From coast to coast, people are sealing off their homes and neighborhoods with iron gates, razor-ribbon wire and iron spikes. The home of Billy Davis in Pico Rivera, southeast of Los Angeles, offers a glimpse of the paranoia that is fast turning homes into fortresses. His two-story frame house is outfitted with motion-sensitive floodlights, video monitors, infrared alarms and a % spiked fence topped with razor wire. A metal cage surrounds the patio. Bars adorn every window. A Doberman pinscher guards the yard. And a security guard patrols the driveway. "The wrong people are behind bars," says Anne...
...familiar paranoia is gripping Washington. As it has every so often since the inception of television broadcasting, the Congress is leading a charge against the so-called consummate evil...
...wants to be the sacrificial lamb. But until more people take the risk of speaking out--and goading Liem into retaliating--the fear and discomfort in Dunster house, no matter how real, may seem more like paranoia or cowardice...