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...panel, which last year admonished him three times. But Democrats have shut down the committee, saying they object to rule changes that make it impossible to open an investigation without the support of at least one member of each party. DeLay says he sees little more than a Democratic plot at work. "The only way I can be cleared is through the ethics committee, so they don't want one," DeLay told the Washington Times last week. But when the journalists asked DeLay whether he had ever crossed the line of ethical behavior, he gave an answer that could come...
...crash, Silvia most of her family back home in Africa, under the bloody rule of the man who is about to deliver an address to the General Assembly. Add Keller's private anguish to her political rage, throw in the ticking time bomb of the international-intrigue plot, and there's enough narrative for three fine films...
...York City—the ’75 Daily News headline “Ford to City: Drop Dead” showed that even the federal government had given up hope on the cesspool the city had become. Coated in a mob-thriller plot and realist filming techniques, this exploration of the nature of friendship continues to be relevant, amusing, and heartbreaking almost 30 years later...
...good screenwriter can invent a story and imbue it with life such that—no matter how implausible the plot may be—it seems entirely real. Charlie Kaufman (“Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind”) is a master at this. Conversely, bad screenwriting can make a mundane and realistic story appear completely unbelievable. Sadly, “House of D”—David Duchovny’s (“The X-Files”) debut as both writer and director of a feature film—is an example...
...video, however, is a thing of beauty. Shot in stunning black and white, it features a plot straight out of “Our Gang.” Three smooth-cheeked youngsters, their faces painted like Pagliacci, sneak out to a downtown dance club...