Word: proving
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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...many small moments of decency, charity, humor and hope. He moves the 35 performers with cinematic grace and achieves great variety during a middle hour consisting largely of moving a rattletrap truck back and forth. The ordeal of the Joads remains evocative of its era, yet Steinbeck's themes prove contemporary: the vulnerability of unskilled labor, the soul-destroying impact of poverty and homelessness, the ease with which the rich and powerful subvert law enforcement to their own ends. The Joads pride themselves on being scrappers, but in this conflict they never have a chance...
...case of nerves has been confined mostly to Tokyo, but the anxiety could prove contagious; in the interconnected global economy, a downturn in Japan would tend to drag down other countries as well. On Wall Street, the Dow Jones average fell 37 points last week, to close at 2704.28, reflecting concern that bearish Japanese investors could pull back on their U.S. holdings. The Japanese Finance Minister, Ryutaro Hashimoto, declared on Friday that he was "extremely concerned" about the drop of the Tokyo market and the yen, which has fallen 7% against the dollar since mid-February. At week...
...Lawton's script sweats bullets to prove that these two are lovable folks with much to teach each other in matters of class and conscience. But Edward has them pegged: "We both screw people for money." So does this movie. A ticket to Pretty Woman buys you mechanical titillation and predictable twists. Is Vivian thrown out of a snooty Rodeo Drive boutique? Count the minutes (which seem like hours) before she sails back with Edward and the store's clerks are toadying...
Still, the politics of death resonates -- so much so that even Cuomo, to prove that he is "tough" on crime, now favors life without parole as an alternative to the electric chair. He admits such sentences negate the notion of rehabilitation (which he still believes is possible, "even in prison"), but stopping the death penalty is Cuomo's overriding priority. And if the New York legislature, which is said to be only a vote shy in each chamber, finally overrides his veto? Then, says Cuomo, he will follow the law and sign whatever death warrants come his way. To commute...
...former drug dealer, Danny is the prime suspect in the murder of Lauren's lover, Dr. Tohlson, who has found a way to use fetal tissue to preserve youth. To prove his innocence, Danny embarks on a journey through the culture of Southern California, where fast sex, fast cars (with cellular phones) and fast money pass for the Trinity. He meets the Uber-twins, Boyd and Lloyd, Tohlson's guinea pigs, as stupid as they are strong. There is also Cubanito, a drug dealer who hates the sloppiness of killing and reads FORTUNE so that he can diversify...