Word: subplot
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...other major subplot involves Blunt, an Englishman who hopes to find the women of Naples more responsive to his charms than those of his homeland. Caleb L. Rabinowitz ’05 does a fine job with the tricky part, which requires him to act as comic relief most of the time but to communicate genuine emotion at a few key turns...
...refusal to take itself too seriously. Certainly, Amélie’s relationship with the Man of Glass (an elderly neighbor so named for his severe bone disease) adds an intellectual counterpoint to all the levity. But just when it seems that Jeunet is establishing another dour subplot, he kicks it to the curb with one of the film’s simplest and best jokes. It’s clear that Jeunet and his cast are having fun with this film, and the enthusiasm is contagious. After the recent release of The Closet, the new standard for French...
...lockdown on the whole West Wing. By chance, a group of high school students who have won the opportunity to participate in Presidential Classroom are in the building. They are secured in the office’s cafeteria along with Deputy Chief of Staff Josh Lyman. In a subplot, Chief of Staff Leo McGarry interrogates an Arab-American White House staff member who is suspected of being involved with terrorist activities...
...bummer of epic proportions?" The $140 million Bruckheimer-Bay spectacular posted disappointing numbers at the box office. While Disney execs blame the movie?s long running time, we think the movie?s unsatisfactory performance may have had more to do with unbearable dialogue and a ridiculous subplot...
...sort of morbid fascination rather than real affection. Some fans are repulsed by the thug image perpetuated by some of the players—Charles Oakley and Anthony Mason four years ago or Latrell Sprewell and Kurt Thomas today. Other fans are only mildly interested by the constant subplot, but never really grow attached to the actual team...