Word: stylishly
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...saccharine Hollywood sentimentality, Figgis' grim valentine was one of the best films of 1995 because it achieved a refreshing balance between pulp tragedy and true-love lyricism. Although his follow-up One Night Stand has much in common thematically with Leaving Las Vegas, and once again showcases Figgis' stylish direction, it lacks the earlier film's complexity and emotional heft (not to mention a powerhouse performance from a great actor like Nicolas Cage...
...much greater area of his face than it should. His movements were distinctive and ostentatious; he flailed his arms out at the audience, fingers extended and wrists bent back, kicked up his legs, bent at the knees. His whole dance seemed to be inspired by some kind of stilted stylish treading of water, and he did it freely and extemporaneously all around the stage. There were catwalks set up from the stage out towards the sides of the field, which Mick danced up and down to commune with the crowd and prompt them to sing along. He went through...
...stylish Newbury set, Klein has integrated baked goods, "panini" sandwiches and espresso drinks into the traditional Herrell's menu of ice cream and frozen yogurt...
...institution is not as intimidating as it once was. The Times' most important editor of modern times, A.M. Rosenthal, ran the paper from 1969 to 1986 and did much to strip the place of cobwebs, break down its seniority system and open the way to more stylish writing. In later years, however, his reign became autocratic and oppressive--creating a now legendary "climate of fear" that the newspaper is still trying to shake off. Rosenthal's successor as executive editor, Max Frankel, tried diligently to lighten the mood and loosen up the front page, with more life-style and culture...
...Garton Ash writes, "the temptation is always to pick and choose your past," since a kind of Heisenberg uncertainty principle applies: the very act of opening a door into one's personal history changes the artifacts buried inside. That observation applies as much to James Salter's stylish Burning the Days as to Garton Ash's sprightly The File...