Like many ambitious‚ provocative films‚ "15 Minutes" is a bit of a mess. Both audacious and unwieldy‚ exciting and excessive‚ this dark thriller is too long‚ too violent and not always convincing. But at the same time‚ there’s no denying that it’s onto something‚ that its savage indictment of the nexus involving media‚ crime and a voracious public is a cinematic statement difficult to ignore. For despite its traditional cops-and-killers format‚ "15 Minutes" (its title taken from Andy Warhol’s prediction
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“Everyone will be famous for 15 minutes.” – Andy Warhol Andy Warhol’s 15 minutes of fame has lasted for 25 years. He created different art forms fromhand drawing‚ painting‚ printmaking‚ photography‚ silk screening‚ sculpture‚ film‚ and music. According to http://www.art.com/gallery/id--a76/andy-warhol-posters.htm ‘he produced more than art-he was essentially his own brand’. He was an artist from America who was well known for being an important part of the starting of a visual art movement
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was‚ Every 15 Minutes‚ and I was the drunk driver. Beer cans scattered around the pavement; every step I took felt like an eternity‚ a lurch through some kind of dark matter. I kept thinking “this didn’t actually happen‚ this didn’t actually happen‚” but‚ the experience was all too real. I had killed someone. Metaphorically‚ of course‚ she’s fine. I took a seat in my car‚ and mixed the soon-to-be puke‚ a concoction of granola bar and water in my mouth. The waiting began. Five minutes‚ ten‚ twenty
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Robert Pohlman ENG-215 Miss Sreenan June 2‚ 2009 My Fifteen Minutes of Fame I arrived at the Tepala Shrine Temple to play my first gig in front of a live audience with my new band "Ben Joehoff and the Cards". I’m Robert‚ the lead guitarist in our four member band. I walk into the building with my shoulders back trying to exude confidence as I carry in my two guitars‚ a laguna and a fender Stratocaster. As soon as I’m through the door I start looking for my friends without trying to be
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15 Minutes of Fame Andy Warhol‚ in February 1968‚ showed his first exhibition at the Moderna Museet gallery in Stockholm. The quote “In The future everybody will be world famous for fifteen minutes‚” appeared in the exhibition catalogue. This quote is known as one of Warhol’s most famous quotations. The quote soon became tiresome because at every interview Warhol was asked about it‚ but in the end his quote became quite true. Warhol stated that “In the future everyone will be famous for fifteen
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5 Appetizers in 15 Minutes Help with your Holiday Entertaining! Book your show from December 1-19th and I’ll make you and your Guests “5 Appetizers in 15 Minutes.” Just serve beverages or wine and enjoy a night of Holiday entertaining with your friends. Your home is decorated—let’s enjoy it! Plus all purchases will arrive in time for Christmas. In 15 minutes I’ll prepare: Baked Brie with Apples and Cranberries Olive Tapenade served with Crackers Your choice of Oil Dipping Seasoning with
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with parents who are so self absorbed and ungrateful towards themselves‚ that you wonder how they can have time left to be ungrateful towards the children under their roof/in their lives. But oh‚ they find time. So what keeps you watching? The 15 minute ’clinique’ beauty of the twenty something self described "socialite"? The little "naughty-bits" they sneak in of T&A just under the radar of standards and practices? The self-absorption of the parents? The back-talk and snotty attitudes the children
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Who would like to make $250? What about $250 an hour or $250 a minute? How about $250 a second? How would you like to buy a product for $50‚000 and then later sell it for millions? Do you know anyone who has done this? I do. His name is Bill Gates. Who is Bill Gates? Through his programming skills‚ competitive business practices‚ and ability to spot innovative products‚ Bill Gates has been the richest person in the world for the last 12 years. Bill Gates’ success would not be possible without his
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INTRODUCTION James Oranth‚ the vice – president of Nupath Foods Inc. was very much satisfied with the latest sales figures of the company. He was pleased with the successful marketing campaign of the sagging sales of Prowess cat food as the Sales volume of the product has increased by 20 percent in the past quarter compared with the previous year. The market share was up as well. The improved sales of Prowess were credited to Denise Washington who was the brand manager for cat food at Nupath. She
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How to Add 300 Words to Your Essay in 15 Minutes Here’s the problem: you’ve typed a page or so‚ which amounts to about 250 words or thereabouts. And now you’re staring at the blank piece of paper‚ thinking the following thoughts: • • • Why do I have to write this stupid essay? ! I’m not even a Writing major – why do I have to do this? Why can’t the word requirement be one page? What‚ there’s not enough out there in the world for my professor to read? • When am I ever going to finish this? Hey
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