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...Actor Matt Dillon has been many things to many people throughout his lengthy career—a heartthrob in early films such as “The Outsiders” and “Rebel,” a clueless fall guy in “One Night at McCool’s,” and, of course, the instigator of a devastatingly sexy threesome in “Wild Things...
Even in spite of Dillon’s decision to appear in the latest Lindsay Lohan debacle “Herbie,” he remains, for all intents and purposes, a good actor that can steal any scene he’s in. And Haggis, emerging from his wasteland past, garnered near-universal critical praise and an Oscar nomination for his screenplay for last year’s “Million Dollar Baby...
...pasts behind them, respectively offering some of their best work to date. Dillon’s smarmy, understated performance in “Crash,” as part of an ensemble cast also featuring Brendan Fraser, Sandra Bullock, and Don Cheadle, is a stirring reminder of the nuanced actor who impressed in such films as “Rumble Fish” and “Drugstore Cowboy.” Serving double duty as the screenwriter and director of the film, Haggis again displays an ear and eye for real human interactions that should send critics back...
Daniels and his creative staff—which also includes writer and actor B.J. Novak ’01, last seen pranking celebrities on MTV’s “Punk’d” and bringing Bob Saget to campus with his undergraduate variety show—put a premium on keeping the qualities that made the British version click...
...not—we are sure Lithgow will be a fine speaker. While speeches full of pleasantries and generalizations from well-known politicians may be the only thing that can excite some students and parents, we expect the special flair that Lithgow, a professional actor, will bring to his speech will more than make up for it. This year’s Afternoon Exercises may be an event remembered for the wisdom of its words, and the forcefulness of their presentation, not just the “significance” of the person at the podium. Welcome home, John...