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...liberal.” The film’s critique spreads to familiar targets like Fox News, opposition to stem cell research, and the response to Hurricane Katrina. The soundtrack joins in the attack, featuring numerous acoustic protest songs by the likes of Eddie Vedder and Bright Eyes. These songs are certainly in keeping with the moralizing tone of the movie and their lyrics seem to be competing with the dialogue to see which can be the most strident. For all their self-righteousness, the directors make several extremely relevant and well-argued points. Donahue and Spiro clearly spent...
...Stebbings also does an adequate job playing the part of Jack’s colleague and friend, George. Both leads, Prinze and Manning, are experienced enough actors to deliver believable performances, though Manning’s dynamic character somewhat steals the show. As a victim of cystic fibrosis with bright blonde hair who manages to radiate happiness in spite of her condition, Jill is back-and-forth between jovial and sad. Manning’s ability to balance both of these emotions—as well as embody their effects in one performance—is noteworthy, while Prinze?...
...shock troops," government-allied mobs known as the "war veterans," to fan out across the country, seize land and intimidate voters in the event of an eventual presidential run-off. Tsvangirai told TIME this week that what was happening in Zimbabwe was a "de facto military coup." Government spokesman Bright Matonga has countered - with no evidence to support his claims, however - that the veterans are trying to resist a program of land seizures by white farmers crossing into Zimbabwe from South Africa...
...promotes comic-book culture in Cambodia. Though many of that generation of artists were killed, some survived the Khmer Rouge years by drawing agricultural plans for the regime, or sketching small portraits of soldiers in exchange for food. After the Vietnamese deposed Pol Pot in 1979, comics enjoyed a bright but fragile reemergence in the 1980s, gaining a foothold in Phnom Penh's markets before the onslaught of television, movies and video that coincided with Cambodia's ensuing recovery and development. Other Asian countries had comic-book cultures resilient enough to adapt to the explosion of electronic media; unable...
...playing out there just have one thing to focus on, and that’s playing hockey. But it’s definitely worth it to get the extra experience.”What the two players’ emerging success at the professional level demonstrates is that the Bright Hockey Center is as good a proving ground as any for a budding hockey player. Unlike other sports for which the Ivy League marker might provide an extra obstacle for an athlete to overcome, the caliber of Harvard’s hockey program permits a smooth transition to professional leagues.A...