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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...whim of the Zeitgeist. It is certainly a boon for critics looking for (or inventing) common threads in important films. But all three directors -and British director James Marsh, who has a much-noted feature shown out of competition -are investigating the pull of the raucous past on the calmer present. The films ask: What is identity? Are we the people we were or the ones we become? Can we ever escape our past, or can we only learn to live with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cannes Diary VII: Out of the Past | 5/17/2005 | See Source »

Though the odds on paper may not be in Harvard’s favor, the team is anxious for the rematch and believes that it has what it takes to pull an upset...

Author: By Barbara R. Barreno, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: W. Tennis Moves On to Sweet 16 | 5/16/2005 | See Source »

...good to be able to pull it together for singles,” Durkin said. “Mental focus comes in and out, and when I’m down I usually focus a lot harder, and focus on moving my feet a lot more. That usually helps my shots...

Author: By Caleb W. Peiffer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: W. Tennis Tops Terps To Open NCAAs | 5/16/2005 | See Source »

...Billy Ray, "a very good high school basketball coach but also a hard-ass." The Arkansas-born actor believes the kind of discipline dispensed by men like Woodcock and his father is, regrettably, on the wane. "If you tell a student what to do these days, they just pull a knife on you." And the best way to prevent that, obviously, is by stepping on them first...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: First Look: Drop And Give Billy Bob 20! | 5/15/2005 | See Source »

This past intersession, Karlin and a few of her friends spontaneously decided to produce and perform the musical “She Loves Me,” (Karlin played Amalia) in the span of one week. “The opportunity to pull something together for the sheer joy of doing it was one of the greatest things ever,” says Karlin...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: OFA Honors Thespians, Dancers, and Artists, Oh My! | 5/5/2005 | See Source »

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