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Some see Gallo as the heir to Scorsese and the '70s neorealists, with the "audacity and flair of a major filmmaker" (Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly ). They applaud his stylistic flourishes (collage shots, freeze frames), his self-deprecating humor, and audacious premise--a newly released prisoner kidnaps a teen tap dancer (Christina Ricci) to be his fake wife.
Since Barrett was christened the heir apparent years ago, the succession should go smoothly, and all indications are that he's a more than capable executive.
Blair has repeatedly insisted that genetically modified foods are safe, but the heir to the throne attacked the lack of independent scientific research and said the regulations were not tough enough.
Trend we'd like to see nipped in the bud right now: The Star 's anointing of Caroline Schlossberg's 6-year-old son as the heir apparent to the Kennedy mantle, noting the boy's "charming personality and ease with strangers" as well as his "uncanny resemblance" to his uncle.
Its protagonist, a red-neck propane salesman, is deemed the heir to Roseanne and Archie Bunker . Another favorite is WB's tongue-in-cheek action series Buffy the Vampire Slayer , about a 15-year-old super-heroine: "A postfeminist parable on the challenge of balancing one's personal and work life" ( Time ).