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...film is more patient than thrilling in developing its multi-layered plot, and, frankly, there are elements in it - notably something to do with a kid's book that Michael's son induces Arthur Edens to read - that seemed to me rather murky. Or incompletely developed. But there's still something deeply absorbing about Michael Clayton, which stems largely from the way it allows its characters their quirks. You believe Arthur's temporary insanity, which is a matter of decent instincts overriding his professionalism. You believe that Pollack's apparent toughness is something of a shell. You sense a curious...
Gosling grew up in Ontario, Canada, the son of a paper-mill worker and a secretary. "I resented being a kid," he says. "I didn't like being told what to do. I wanted to be a man. I wanted to have an apartment and go on dates and pay for dinner and buy groceries." Gosling's teachers didn't find the antiauthority thing terribly cute, so when he was 10 his mom, whom he describes as Karin-like in her tenacity, began homeschooling him. At 12, Gosling auditioned for The All New Mickey Mouse Club, the 1990s revival...
After Disney, came more than 200 rent-paying episodes of TV--roles as the bully or the friend in kid shows and teen soaps--and a small part in his first film, Remember the Titans, in 2000. But it wasn't until later that year, on the set of The Believer, Gosling says, that "I realized I would act for free." Since then, by Hollywood standards, he virtually has, opting mostly for low-budget indies over the kind of effects spectaculars that buy a guy his first yacht. "Everyone's like 'Wow, you really slummed it on Half Nelson...
...quarterback Bobby Reid had failed to demonstrate enough toughness—citing an observed incident of Reid being fed chicken by his mother as an off-the-field parallel—as a signal-caller before his benching. In the Gundy’s eyes, Reid was just a kid in need of maternal consolation, and the coach took exception to his player being criticized for no reason other than being a less-than-outstanding ballplayer. “He goes to class, he’s respectful to the media, he’s respectful to the public...
...Playing pro soccer has always been a dream since I was a little kid,” Akpan said. “After I finish up at Harvard, it’s something I definitely want to do if I get the opportunity...