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...make their way from Scotland to Canada and the second consisting of Munro’s partially fictionalized recollections of her own life. For much of the first section, Munro’s attempts to imagine, describe and fill in the details of the lives of her ancestors in Scotland??s Ettrick Valley run into the problem that most historical narratives and memoirs have to deal with: real life doesn’t proceed at all like fiction. It has no well-structured plot or narrative, and one thing doesn’t elegantly lead to another.As...
...Leonardo DiCaprio, “Blood Diamond”; Ryan Gosling, “Half Nelson”; Peter O’Toole, “Venus”; Will Smith, “The Pursuit of Happyness”; Forest Whitaker, “The Last King of Scotland??While big stars like Will and Leo will draw plenty of red carpet attention, the real race lies between two performances in much smaller films. O’Toole, who received a lifetime-achievement Oscar but has never won for a performance, collected serious kudos for the early...
...global scale. All I can be sure of ultimately remains within the domains of my personal life—I had a fun weekend, I learned a lot, and I’m thankful for the experience. End of sentence. I remain skeptical about whether the knowledge of Scotland??s Fresh Talent initiative will suddenly inspire Harvard students to flock to the country, or how a quick peek into my positive weekend will boost travel plans...
...opinion on Bush and Blair’s leadership, they have certainly aided the development of political art. The new group of film tragedies—which also includes “All the King’s Men” and “The Last King of Scotland??—incite speculation as to the mood of the countries these films reflect...
...Last King of Scotland?? recounts the terror of Idi Amin’s dictatorship. Amin attempts to keep the crown certain by eliminating any threats, but this, paradoxically, only increases his constituents’ desire to change leaders. Shakespeare understood this well, as readers of “Julius Caesar,” “Richard II,” and “Richard III” can attest. “All the King’s Men” shows the rise and fall of a charismatic populist unable to handle the mechanisms...