Word: screening
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...character materializes as the focus of the story. A multi-faceted character approach as a literary convention was a critical success, because Jeffrey Eugenides could verbally and descriptively acquaint the audience with the characters in novel form; but when utilized in film, a director is left with condensed screen time, visual cues, and limited dialogue to get at exposition and character development...
...Stanford is definitely on our radar screen when it comes to these issues of recruitment," Blackbourn says...
...case...was all black and white to him from the beginning." L. Lin Wood, an attorney for the Ramseys, says the new book supports his view that Thomas "developed a theory early on and then tried to shape the evidence and nonevidence to fit." Indeed, Thomas writes that the screen saver on one detective's computer scrolled continuously in bright letters: THE RAMSEYS ARE THE KILLAS...
Joyce Carol Oates, an astute critic as well as an accomplished and prolific novelist, surely knew the trouble she was making for herself in Blonde (HarperCollins; 738 pages; $27.50), a novel based on the life of Marilyn Monroe. The screen actress was already a legend at the time of her death (at age 36 in 1962), and the subsequent flood of biographies, reminiscences and analytical studies has rendered her ubiquitous in the public imagination. What can a novelist, even one working at the top of her form, add to an icon...
...just can't get cozy with my computer screen, keyboard and mouse while lying in bed. Although I am among the thousands who have downloaded King's digital book, I have yet to begin reading it. Contrary to popular belief, this is not the best thing since sliced bread. The harsh electronic word will never replace the printed one. CHRISTOPHER PANEK Westchester...