Word: schindler
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...Great Shame Thomas Keneally (Schindler's List) writes a history of the Irish in times of trouble and triumph...
Attending Schindler's List, Novick writes that he wept along with everyone else, but wondered "why the eliciting of these responses from Americans is seen as so urgently important a task." The remark betrays a certain tone-deafness. The Holocaust's memory, in this country far from the death camps, may be inflated and abused. But it seems perverse to argue on that basis that it is unworthy of American tears. This book should be read as a corrective to dutiful hype and dubious comparisons, not as an injunction against feeling...
...alliance's political leaders were hard at work shoring up flagging public support for the campaign. President Clinton again compared Slobodan Milosevic's campaign in Kosovo with the Holocaust, and the First Lady visited refugees in Macedonia Friday and likened their plight to that of the characters in "Schindler's List" and "Sophie's Choice." Meanwhile, Germany's Green party, the junior partner in Chancellor Schroeder's coalition government, called for a temporary halt to bombing to give diplomacy a chance. "The administration is emphasizing the plight of the refugees in order to stop an ebb in public support...
Steven Spielberg, Saving Private Ryan: Of course he's a sure shot--he's won, what, like ten Oscars already, right? Surprisingly, no. Although big Steve has racked up six nominations, he only has one win to his name, for 1994's Schindler's List. Get ready to make it two, though, folks. Whether viewed as an underdog or a front-runner, Spielberg's got it in the bag this year, and rightly so. No other director in the world could have created the searingly realistic battle scenes of Private Ryan. Don't talk to me about narrative flaws--with...
...office receipts morethan double its nearest Best Picture competitor)have a tendency to dominate the highly politicalAcademy Awards. Another element in the film'sfavor: the Academy will doubtless conform to itsrecently instated unwritten law--the longest moviewins. Sound ridiculous? Believe it. Recent winnersTitanic, The English Patient, Braveheartand Schindler's List all conform to thismoronic but increasingly reliable dictum. Okay,Private Ryan only edges out The Thin RedLine by a few seconds (both films have anofficial running time of 170 minutes), but itsmonster box-office and industry clout virtuallyensure a win. If the two war flicks split thevote, Shakespeare might come...