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Defying the critical consensus, The New Yorker 's Anthony Lane pans Donnie Brasco: Director Mike Newell "doesn't see anything funny in wise guys; I have an awful feeling he may even think of them as slightly wise."
The drama inherent in concerto performance--valiant soloist vying with and defying the mass of the orchestra with his eloquence and virtuosity--is the very essence of the "Emperor ." One would think it requires an instrument that can challenge the orchestra in volume and power.
The Seagram Co. expanded plans to advertise liquor on television, defying President Clinton's plea to honor the half-century-old voluntary ban.
On Tuesday, the Pan-Arab al-Quds al-Arabi described this as a "deliberate" snub linked to Egypt's refusal to join other member states of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) in defying the air embargo that was in force against Libya for seven years until last month, when the country handed over two Lockerbie bombing suspects for trial by a Scottish court in the Netherlands.
Rembrandt Age Defying, when finally coaxed from its tube, tasted like rancid cinnamon and smelled of Ben-Gay--a miserable paste by any measure.