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That's clear from the affection the filmmakers have for all their actors (an honor roll of film, stage and TV character stars) and their characters, including the baddies. Sure, the movie climaxes in a bloodbath, with all the perps get blown up, run over or impaled. But, and I...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hot Fuzz: Lethal Weapons in Jolly Old England | 4/21/2007 | See Source »

As boy and girl get closer to marriage, unexpected opposition emerges from Ana Luisa's black maid Mercé (Rita Montaner), who has raised her selflessly since infancy; Ana Luisa believes she is an orphan. José Carlos, who has much more affection for Mercé than Ana Luisa does...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Learning Pedro Infante | 4/15/2007 | See Source »

Belén is now four, with her father's (and grandmother's) loving disposition, but Ana Luisa still resents and recoils from her. "Why didn't God send me a white and blond girl?" she demands. "I would've loved her so much." (And Mercé asks, "What did...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Learning Pedro Infante | 4/15/2007 | See Source »

Houses compete with each other over the amount of exuberance and affection displayed by their welcoming embassies as well as their newest affiliates in Annenberg. As leonine and simian mascots romped through the hall, upperclassmen hoisted the colors and insignia of the armigerous Houses on banners, mouthing improvised panegyrics to...

Author: By Christopher B. Lacaria | Title: The Spirit Is Weak | 4/2/2007 | See Source »

The sort of regional patriotism which House “spirit” clumsily approximates is indeed a very natural and healthy phenomenon. One inherently feels affection for the soil on which he has been born and raised, where he and his neighbors have long known each other, reflect local...

Author: By Christopher B. Lacaria | Title: The Spirit Is Weak | 4/2/2007 | See Source »

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