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...lawyer.Near the end of the movie, as Whitacre’s plans are beginning to unravel, he notices a swarm of ants feasting on discarded food crumbs. “That’s a big break right there,” he thinks to himself, seemingly envious of their unique position. “There are no choices to be made,” he continues. “You’re an ant, you just eat it.” Whitacre’s own motivations don’t seem so different. Every time he sees...
...present his Iraq war comedy The Men Who Stare at Goats and to unveil his new inamorata, TV presenter Elisabetta Canalis. When the film broke down at the evening screening, Clooney serenaded the audience with a comic-opera rendition of O Sole Mio that wouldn't make Placido Domingo envious but did wow the crowd. This weekend he's in Toronto with two films, Goats and Jason Reitman's Up in the Air - which, to end the suspense right here, is one of the festival's and the year's best movies. At a press conference yesterday, when asked...
...transforming the act of viewing into a pleasure in and of itself. Against the atomized reality of individuals socializing through screens and in complete isolation, many still feel the need to classify their relationships based on our assumptions of how others will react—whether they be envious ex-boyfriends or childhood friends. The danger is that relationships, when placed on parade through the Internet, will become less about personal fulfillment and more about the perceptions and assumptions of others, a tendency that can cause an individual to lose both herself, and her relationship, in the process.For better...
...Double-digit growth won't come back in the next two to three years," says Tao, but the country is still better off than most. "China has one leg on a knee, but the rest of the world is lying flat," he says. Maybe the world should be envious of China after...
...Long or a clever thriller like Roman de Gare, there comes a moment when most of the cast settles down to a lovingly appreciated (and photographed) feast - steam rising from the main dishes, tempting odors almost palpable in the theater. Ooh la la has been transformed into a long, envious ooh as we watch the cast dig in. In these films, even quick bites in a café or bistro can sometimes make the moviegoer's mouth water...