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There is another family in this briskly cathartic film: the brilliant acting ensemble. Almodovar cherishes the notion of a family of actors--the gypsies who, for a few months, become as close as siblings under the maternal eye of their director. So with each new project he plans reunions, forming the tightest stock company in movies. Nearly a dozen actors have appeared in three or more of his films. One, Antonio Banderas, segued into American stardom. The others are all actresses, including Paredes, Carmen Maura and Victoria Abril. Almodovar is the man who loves women, who understands them, who writes...
...experts. "We have to separate our children's responsibilities from our own," advises Nancy Samalin, author of Loving Your Child Is Not Enough. "If you're more involved in your child's report card than he is, he may just let you worry about it." To reinforce the notion that school is the child's job, Samalin suggests leaving the report card on the child's pillow, so he's the first person to see it. When he brings it to your attention and the grades are good, the message should be not "I'm so proud...
...There is a genuinely adversarial relationship between the government and the media," Rubin said of the current state of affairs. "There is a notion among the press that those in the government are either incompetent or corrupt...
...premise that government spokesmen lie is an old notion," Rubin said. "You should not assign to the current situation the experiences you had in the past...
During this season, though, Harvard will follow more than just Sturdy's safety precautions. The team will take its cue from her notion of team play. Sturdy believes team interaction is crucial to its success this year...