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...distinctly postmodern fantasy insistently exploiting the paradox that De Sade is a victim of sadism as wretched as any he might have imagined. Other matters are also ironically explored: What is freedom; What is power--that sort of thing. The film's creators--director Phil Kaufman, writer Doug Wright (adapting his own play)--seem to think they have made a black comedy. But Kaufman, who displayed a gift for sexy literacy in The Unbearable Lightness of Being, here succumbs to an unbearable heaviness of spirit. His approach to this material is brutally horrific, vulgarly unamusing. And Rush wears the desire...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Soft-Gore Porn | 11/27/2000 | See Source »

Leiszler was stopped quickly on first and goal, but Rose found Morris for a score on second down. Morris, who was running a wide receiver screen, ran untouched into the end zone. With freshman kicker Robbie Wright securing the extra point, the score was tied with 11:48 to go in The Game...

Author: By Mackie Dougherty, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Turnovers Give Yale 34-24 Win in 117th Meeting | 11/20/2000 | See Source »

Leiszler was stopped quickly on first and goal, but Rose found Morris for a score on second down. Morris, who was running a wide receiver screen, ran untouched into the end zone. With freshman kicker Robbie Wright securing the extra point, the score was tied with 11:48 to go in The Game...

Author: By Mackie Dougherty, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Crimson Turns Over 117th to Yale | 11/19/2000 | See Source »

Tallahassee has about 5,000 hotel rooms, according to Charles Wright, president of the Tallahassee Area Convention and Visitors Bureau. All are booked this weekend, and many were paid for months in advance of the big game, Wright says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: There's Money in Them Thar Hacks! | 11/17/2000 | See Source »

Once locals heard of the shortage early in the week, Wright says, "We started getting spontaneous calls from residents who want to be part of history and show that Tallahassee is a very hospitable community." As word spread, that charitableness spread like a rash across town, leaving college kids and senior citizens giddy at the prospect of cashing in on the media machine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: There's Money in Them Thar Hacks! | 11/17/2000 | See Source »

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