She's only been a hooker for four days (or four clients, I forget), but that has been long enough for her to pick up a vicious pimp ( Gary Oldman), who Clarence has to deal with. Of course such hookers, in such movies, never charge the hero anything Clarence exudes a magnetic appeal that transcends commerce, I guess, like Billy Idol over at Heidi's house.Īlabama is actually a bit of an innocent. I guess it goes without saying that she's a hooker that's the only profession available to the women in a movie like this, and is sort of convenient, because it means she doesn't have any regular hours, no parents, and is available, at least for a price. Her name is Alabama (uh, huh) and she's played by Patricia Arquette. He works in a comic book store, spends his free time watching kung fu triple-features, and can hardly believe it when a blonde in a low-cut garbanzo-flaunter walks into his life. The movie's hero, Clarence, played by Christian Slater, is perhaps something like the target audience member for the movie. And "True Romance," which feels at times like a fire sale down at the cliche factory, is made with such energy, such high spirits, such an enchanting goofiness, that it's impossible to resist. I've always tried to adopt a generic approach to the movies, judging each film in terms of its type and the expectations we have for it. Officials said technology interventions aimed at increasing transparency and streamlining the business have resulted in some teething troubles, but in the long term, the revenue of the state will only increase further.And yet that doesn't make it bad. In places where power disruptions are frequent and Internet bandwidth is poor, retailers are struggling to do business," said spokesperson of the association, Devesh Jaiswal. "The department has introduced a point of sale machine for entry of the liquor stock supplied to the retail stores. Office-bearers of the liquor welfare traders' association of UP, however, said some new measures implemented by the department have resulted in low business in the backward districts. We have identified some districts where sales have been low and are ascertaining the reason for the drop." Pandian said, "An increase of Rs 2,537 crore has been ensured for the government coffers. While the demand for beer went up by 40 per cent due to intense heat, the department is banking on the sale of rum and whisky in the coming months.Įxcise commissioner Senthil C. The official said that six distilleries have been set up this year and seven more will be ready by the end of this financial year. Lucknow has been the highest money grosser for the department while Noida, Ghaziabad, Meerut, Kanpur, Varanasi, Prayagraj, Gorakhpur and Bareilly have also been at the forefront.ĭistricts like Kushinagar, Shahjahanpur, Sonbhadra, Deoria, Lakhimpur Kheri, Hardoi and Chitrakoot have also reported higher revenue. We have also taken steps to improve the ease of doing business and hence more brands are available in the state." Bhoosreddy, said, "Our team is working according to the action plan that had been finalized for this financial year. The controversy over the Delhi excise policy and lack of availability of preferred brands in the national capital, also created an opportunity for the UP-NCR districts (Noida and Ghaziabad).Īdditional chief secretary, excise, Sanjay R. According to a review carried out by the department, revenue collection has been Rs 18,562 crore from April 1 to September 30 this year as against Rs 16,025 crore in the corresponding period last year- a rise of Rs 2,537 crore.
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