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...after Harvard's first touchdown, the extra point unit flubbed the conversion. First, the snap bounced several inches in front of holder Kyle Cremarosa. The ball then skidded through his hands, and he ran back and picked it up. By this time, the entire Lehigh kick-blocking unit was upon him, and Cremarosa fluttered a pass that landed harmlessly on the ground nearby...
...Once upon a time, Robb was regarded as presidential material - a square-shouldered moderate who had commanded a rifle company in Vietnam, married Lyndon Johnson's daughter and co-founded the Democratic Leadership Council that dragged the party back to the political center. Now, at 61, he's one of the Senate's most endangered incumbents, running a campaign in which he seems to have the bearing of a Senator but not the substance. Polls have him running anywhere from 3 to 10 points behind his Republican challenger, George Allen, son of a former Washington Redskins coach and, like Robb...
...fast-paced world of modern New York City, the play also explores the intricacies of human interaction in a mystery setting. "It is smartly written," says director Alison Haskovec '02. "All of the characters have interesting, albeit sad tales to tell about their lives." With layers upon layers of complexity, Disappeared is guaranteed to leave the audience thinking. "Nothing is in black and white-no single person can be put to blame and no one is guiltless," says the director...
...mind, a form of mental dissociation. Tragically, her savings are stolen by a local sheriff, Bill (David Morse), who rents her a house on his property. Ashamed that he won't be able to support his prodigal wife, he forces Selma to kill him in exchange for the money. Upon recovering the money, Selma pays an eye clinic in advance for her son's operation, and then is arrested and put on trial, and the love for her son is truly tested. If you've seen Breaking the Waves, the plot is not new ground for von Trier...
...there is a lot to talk about upon leaving your seat), this film reveals von Trier at the pinnacle of his cinematic powers, and simultaneously shows his weaknesses...