Female action heroes take center stage in pop culture
The Sacramento Bee notes a boom in female action heroines led by Xena and film stars like Demi Moore. It highlights male and female audience reactions, the rise of shows such as Xena Warrior Princess Buffy the Vampire Slayer and La Femme Nikita, and the impact of strong women in film and TV.
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Moore
Lucy Lawless
Michelle Yeoh
Jackie Chan
Sigourney Weaver
Raipley
Michael Marsden
College of Arts and Sciences
Northern Michigan University
Journal of Popular Film and TV
WNBA
Madeline Albnght
State Department
Xena
Lena
Gabrielle
Tera Costa
Sacramento
Tom
Minnesota
Sorbo Ready to Break Hercules Typecast in Kull Film
Kevin Sorbo, star of Hercules and Xena, discusses the shift from his heroic TV image toward his role in Kull the Conqueror and a new action thriller Black Dog. He notes New Zealand filming, audience reception, and the challenge of being typecast, while contrasting Kull with Hercules and predicting future dramatic and romantic work.
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Hercules
Senes
Xena
Sorbo
Lucy
Lawless
Kull the Conqueror
Raffaella de Laurentis
Schwarzenegger
Conan the Barbarian
Kull
Conan
Robert E. Howard
Howard
Alot
Tia Carrere
Karina Lombard
Herc
Golden Hind
Sam Jenkins
Universal
Kevin Sorbo
Astonishing single take in I Am Cuba from 1964
A reviewer praises a near unbroken rooftop to pool shot in the Cuban Soviet era film I Am Cuba. The sequence blends luxury Havana visuals with a Dolce Vita vibe, highlighting technical prowess and a nuanced stance within the anti American propaganda context presented by Martin Scorsese.
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Cuba
United States
Martin Scorsese
I Am Cuba at Everson Museum of Art
Restored 1964 ant i American pro Castro propaganda film in black and white 141 minutes two showings at Everson Museum of Art 7 30 p m and 2 p m Sunday admission four dollars not rated but recommended for mature audiences The film says social realism politics but shows lyrical imagery and a camera glide down a wall
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Luz Maria Collazo
Maria
Betty
I Am
Cuba
Luz Mana Collazo
Jose Gallardo
Everson Museum of Art
Comic strip shifts syndicate amid contract dispute in Kansas City
Universal Press drops For Better or For Worse over terms and money, with 1,800 papers affected including Syracuse Herald Journal. Lynn Johnston declines comment as Anited Feature Syndicate picks up the strip. CatDog premieres on Nickelodeon next year as part of a $350 million animation push.
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Universal Press
Syndicate
The
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Syracuse Herald-Journal
Herald American
Herald-Journal
Tinsley Filis Guitar Show At Dinosaur Bar B Que
Rolling Stone notes Tinsley Filis guitar fireworks near Ene Clapton and Jeff Beck. Blues star headlines Dinosaur Bar-B-Que in Syracuse at 8 pm Sunday. Tickets eight in advance ten at door. For a cut from Bilis latest record Fire It Up call Newsline 472-2111 and use Tune mode to hear Mark Bialczaks daily Music Notes feature Diggin My Own Grave.
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Ene Clapton
Jeff Beck
Willow St
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Bilis
Aligator Records
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