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Through the use of intense live-action shots along with extensive yet tasteful use of CGI, Woo successfully captures the enormity of the war scenes as well as the immediacy of one-on-one combat and melee face-offs. The sheer vastness of Woo’s Chinese navy and army—with tens of thousands of ships extending past the horizon—encourages a dizzying suspension of reality. Whether witnessing enemy horses blinded by mirror-shields, naval ships destroyed by suicide fireboats, or diseased, dead soldiers floated across to the enemy’s shore to infect...

Author: By Alex C. Nunnelly, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Red Cliff | 11/13/2009 | See Source »

Acting in her capacity as the student director of Students Taking Action Now: Darfur (STAND), a national student anti-genocide coalition with a chapter at the University, Amjadi said the meeting indicates that the student group has been recognized as a “legitimate, real voice...

Author: By Julia L Ryan, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Senior Meets With Top Policy Officials | 11/12/2009 | See Source »

...ticket garnered a third endorsement from the Environmental Action Committee last night...

Author: By Melody Y. Hu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: UC Candidates Seek Backing | 11/12/2009 | See Source »

...others are convinced that his religion protected him from stronger action by the Army. "He'd have to murder the general's wife and daughter on the parade ground at high noon in order to get a serious reprimand," says Ralph Peters, an outspoken retired Army lieutenant colonel who now writes military books and a newspaper column. While stressing "there shouldn't be witch hunts" against Muslims in uniform, Peters insists that "this guy got a pass because he was a Muslim, despite the Army's claim that everybody's green and we're all the same." A top Pentagon...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Fort Hood Killer: Terrified ... or Terrorist? | 11/11/2009 | See Source »

...Research, which documented the findings in its annual Global Retail Theft Barometer. "In addition to the usual criminals, you have lots of newcomers to stealing who figure they don't run much risk at getting caught, won't pay much of a price if they are and justify their action on the hard times we're all facing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Recession Sparks Global Shoplifting Spree | 11/11/2009 | See Source »

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