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...chatter is pure Tarantino. For all his notoriety as a director of complexly choreographed action, gore, car and dance sequences, what he really likes it to let people - meaning himself, as the screenwriter - talk. Inglourious Basterds is, after all, a war movie without a single scene on the front lines. No long tracking shots of soldiers crouching in foxholes or marching across an open field, aiming death at their enemies. Almost all the set pieces are conversations, or interrogations, usually involving Landa: with the French farmer (Denis Menochet), Shoshanna, Von Hammersmark and Raine. Some of these chats could use either...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inglourious Basterds: Tarantino and the Jews Defeat Hitler! | 5/20/2009 | See Source »

...unnecessary and unjustified and may end up worsening the sexual health of the Harvard community. One reason given by UHS Director David S. Rosenthal ’59 for the removal of anonymous testing was a lack of use. But this trend suggests a much different course of action than elimination of the program. HIV testing is one of the most effective ways of slowing the spread of the virus and signaling to individuals to get medical help. Since testing is not particularly costly or difficult, instead of getting rid of it, UHS should have attempted to increase...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Reverting to Ignorance | 5/20/2009 | See Source »

...Where did all the money go?” and held signs as they walked around University Hall. Very few workers were in attendance as many of them were unable to leave work in time for the event, according to representatives from the Student Labor Action Movement...

Author: By Eric P. Newcomer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Students and Staff Rally For Budget Say | 5/20/2009 | See Source »

What's most notable about the proposed regulations - and what gives environmentalists hope for further action on climate change - is Obama's apparent success in bringing the U.S. auto industry to the table. Automakers have fought long and hard against tougher fuel-economy standards, claiming such rules would raise the cost of vehicles and that consumers have shown little preference for more fuel-efficient models. But major auto executives, such as General Motors' new CEO, Fritz Henderson, are expected stand alongside Obama at the White House on Tuesday when the President makes his announcement, signaling their support. "It will establish...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Obama to Tighten Fuel-Economy Standards | 5/19/2009 | See Source »

...Washington Torture Charges Unlikely A draft report from a U.S. Justice Department ethics investigation says the Bush Administration lawyers whose secret memos laid the legal foundation for brutal interrogation tactics should not be prosecuted. However, the draft also recommends that state bar associations consider disciplinary action, including possible disbarment, for those involved in composing the memos. Attorney General Eric Holder has yet to approve its findings...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The World | 5/18/2009 | See Source »

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