Word: distraction
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Harvard golden boy Matt Damon sheds layer upon layers of complexity until finally we reach the core of his character near the movie's end. The film itself is nothing particularly exceptional. Director Gus Van Sant prefers a straight-up telling of the tale--there's little to distract you from the fable playing out on screen. Soman S. Chainani...
...received a letter from Raoul, her late fiance. Reproaching herself for having become the mistress of a man she does not love, Godreche attempts to rant melodramatically about her "sins," but does not have enough energy to even do that convincingly, looking away from DiCaprio as if that would distract her from spitting out her lines as rapidly as possible...
...Harvard golden boy Matt Damon '92 sheds layer upon layers of complexity until finally we reach the core of his character near the movie's end. The film itself is nothing particularly exceptional. Director Gus Van Sant prefers a straight-up telling of the tale--there's little to distract you from the fable playing out on screen. --Soman S. Chainani...
...Monica Lewinsky sex scandal and the crisis in Iraq as the movie Wag the Dog opened seemed to be the epitome of life imitating art. Yet most of us misread the imitation. The real Wag the Dog phenomenon in the Clinton scandal is not about using Saddam to distract from Monica. Rather, it is about using the increased attention on the President to distract from the crisis facing the Democratic Party. The problem facing the Democrats is not Clinton's extracurricular activities. It's the sad truth that their party just doesn't mean anything anymore...
...with skill and in general improved the lot of Americans. Whenever there is a major crisis in the world, people look to him to step in and try to find a solution. He deserves the full support of the people while he is in office. Please, Americans, don't distract the driver. VALERIE WALKER Stanmore, England...