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...between the floors and the ceiling, what? Walls and pictures, and some furniture. Much of the furniture has been moved out for the sake of traffic flow -- there is no dining table in the State Dining Room, for instance, which seems a pity. Things that go along the walls, like sofas and a few exquisite desks and console tables by two 18th century French ebenistes, Riesener and Weisweiler, remain; in furniture, the tastes of George IV and William IV ran more to Paris than to London. There are also some 1960s vintage electric heaters sitting in the fireplaces, just...
...Sake in New Bottles...
...star. A star playing it smart. All of Arnold Schwarzenegger's muscles could not save Last Action Hero. Instead, viewers wanted to see Tom Hanks, who did not build his career by - taking off his shirt, and Tom Cruise, who has played lawyers, for Pete's sake, in his last two huge hits (A Few Good Men and The Firm). Audiences also doted on actors old enough to be grandfathers: Ford in The Fugitive, Sean Connery in Rising Sun, Clint Eastwood in In the Line of Fire...
Redeeming qualities do exist in this film, shocking as it may seem. Some famous, talented people have small parts. For the sake of their careers, they are lucky that they didn't have starring roles...
Performers? There's the problem. The issue isn't just being on TV; it's the kind of TV. Panelists on the more flamboyant journalistic talk shows have allowed themselves, for entertainment's sake, to be typecast. Here's the liberal, over there the conservative; here's the wimpy moderate, there the curmudgeonly old vet. They are not asked to analyze the news (as journalists on Washington Week are). In the quest for good ratings, they are required to have and express opinions -- baked, half-baked, and some not even close to the oven -- according to the roles they...