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...Luck, North Country and Syriana came out of Participant's partnership with Warner Bros. Entertainment (a division of Time Warner, which owns TIME). "I know these movies carry more risk than something like Dukes of Hazzard, but they are movies with a purpose," says Warner Bros. president and coo Alan Horn. Although Horn is also actively involved in myriad political and social causes, he was able to partner with Skoll because of the entrepreneur's willingness to put up half the money and assume half the risk, which made the partnership more appealing...
While five-year-olds and fantasy fanatics gear up for the new film adaptation of “The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe,” Alan Jacobs struggles to reveal the man behind the fairy tale in “The Narnian.” The book—part biography of C.S. Lewis and part literary critique of his works—provides greater insight into Lewis’ continuing influence on thinkers like Jacobs than it does into Lewis himself. “The Narnian” portrays Lewis as a man defined...
...exhibition: “Evocative Creatures: Animal Motifs and Symbols in East Asian Art,” which opened on November 16, 2005. Located within the Sackler’s East Asian collection, the artwork is fascinating for any animal lover or Asian art aficionado. Robert D. Mowry, the Alan J. Dworsky Curator of Chinese Art and Head of the Department of Asian Art at the Harvard University Art Museums, organized “Animal Motifs.”Mowry said that “this is the first time we’ve developed the theme of animals...
...robbery, the suspect was reportedly wearing a yellow and white coat with a blue hood. In the alert, HUPD reminded students, faculty, and staff to comply with the requests of an armed assailant and not to resist if approached by someone displaying a weapon and demanding property. SPD Officer Alan Monaco is leading the ongoing investigation. Police would not release the name of the victim yesterday...
According to owner Alan O’ Sullivan, Tommy Doyle’s motto is “great pints, great food and great friendship.” One thing that isn’t so great, however, is its marketing. The pub’s “soft opening,” (a euphemism for “not a big deal”) occurred on Halloween, in the ramshackle blue building that once housed Brother Jimmy’s. Though opening on a Monday night may seem inauspicious, O’ Sullivan is confident in his type...