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...separate, and Child’s carries the film. In the 1960s, Child was a beacon of hope for housewives who watched her TV show, “The French Chef,” and read her book. She made haute cuisine accessible, encouraging women to deviate beyond Jell-O molds and to risk failure in order to achieve culinary—and personal—triumphs. Child is earnest and fearless, but also human; we see her emotional suffering after failing to conceive with her husband Paul (Stanley Tucci). The two share a passionate relationship, and the viewer inevitably...
...Sammy Davis Jr., Errol Flynn and George Burns and his wife Gracie Allen. Humphrey Bogart and "America's Sweetheart" Mary Pickford are yards away from each other in the same walled (and locked) garden. Around the grounds are chapels - replicas of famous European churches - such as the "Wee Kirk o' the Heather" (Ronald Reagan tied the knot with Jane Wyman there in 1940). In other locations there are replicas of Michelangelo's David and La Pieta. A massive stained-glass version of one of Jackson's favorite works of Renaissance art, Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper...
...beer o'clock: the time of day when it is acceptable or customary to start drinking alcohol...
...ahead, if only where the transfer of money is concerned. Dabis also introduces a romantic interest (Joseph Ziegler) for her whose presence feels a little too convenient. It's nice to think of Muna having a fairy-tale ending, but after witnessing her struggle with the White Castle fry-o-lator and get sucked into the trap of selling weight loss supplements - a loose story thread that never gets cleaned up - we're more disposed to thinking there are still hard times ahead. But these are relatively small missteps in a tender portrayal of struggle - a struggle that will...
Besides Caqueta, the area generating the most displacement is Nariño state, which borders Ecuador. A key drug-trafficking corridor, Nariño is home to thousands of acres of coca being fought over by rebels and newly formed militias. In February, guerrillas massacred 17 Awa Indians, provoking hundreds to abandon their homes. On Wednesday, masked gunmen killed 12 more Awa, including a six-month old baby, and officials fear another exodus. "In Nariño, as in many parts of Colombia, the conflict rages on and abuses are rampant," says José Miguel Vivanco, Americas Director at Human...