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...quota systems, he was using quota systems for distributing money in Texas,” Haney says. These systems—which allocate state funds based on the number of convictions made by the state’s drug task force—are indirectly responsible for the heroine??s conviction in “American Violet.” But Haney insists that “American Violet” will transcend its moral and political content. “One of the challenges of filmmaking in America is that generally, movies like ours get presented...

Author: By Jessica M. Righthand, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Haney Crafts New ‘American’ Drama | 5/1/2009 | See Source »

...elements of being a dirty old man” during their ensuing long-distance affair. Temperamental, jealous, and controlling, Mailer became “monstrous” towards the end of the affair.He controlled Mallory’s pen, editing out parts of her writing that deepened a heroine??s character beyond her role as a mere sex object, Mallory said.“He was a chauvinist,” she said. “He subjugates.”But Mailer overwhelmed Mallory with his talent as a writer and his deceptively charming personality...

Author: By Esther I. Yi, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: In Interview, Mailer's Mistress Recalls a Lover and a Mentor | 4/30/2008 | See Source »

...although too brief, is one of the most memorable in the film. The structure of the movie also strangely lacks the sense of danger and immediacy that a zombie apocalypse usually warrants. It is essentially a road movie, and yet the destination—the home of the narrating heroine??is neither an exciting nor remote destination. They haphazardly change locations throughout the movie. While this slip in pacing in no way breaks the movie, it is clear that Romero thrives on telling stories set in confined areas (see the aforementioned farmhouse from “Night...

Author: By Bram A. Strochlic, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Diary of the Dead | 2/15/2008 | See Source »

...fact more detrimental to the maturity of children than they are helpful. If award-winning literature is not a valid source from which to build one’s knowledge, it is unclear what is. And ten years old—the age of the book’s heroine??is surely old enough to have developed the ability to cope with a few advanced anatomical terms...

Author: By Ronald K. Kamdem | Title: Not So Lucky | 3/1/2007 | See Source »

...Anna Kournikova by any means necessary,” said Warner, before taking outing a camera with a telephoto lens to capture his heroine??s movements. “If it means I have to go see three shitty tennis matches beforehand, whatever,” he added...

Author: By Nicholas K. Tabor, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Russian Tennis Royalty Holds Court | 7/14/2006 | See Source »

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