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Shapiro will join a distinguished roster of filmmakers who either got their start in docs or frequently return to them. Frank Capra, John Ford, John Huston and William Wyler all directed World War II docs. Robert Altman made his feature-film debut in 1957 with The James Dean Story. Martin Scorsese has made nearly as many documentaries as fiction features. (His study of Bob Dylan premieres on PBS in September. He is also in talks to do a film on Airbus.) Such notables as Jonathan Demme, Spike Lee, Taylor Hackford and Michael Apted still shuttle from one form...
Already a master at creating hilarious stories about alienated weirdos, most famously in Ghost World, Clowes has more recently been exploring the formal properties of graphical storytelling. Inspired by the overlapping style of director Robert Altman, Ice Haven weaves more than 30 short strips into one cohesive portrait of a strange suburban town shaken by the disappearance of an odd little boy. Bruisingly satiric and brilliantly designed, Ice Haven will have you gleefully reading it two or three times in a row to unlock its complex interconnections...
...Universities seem to have lost a lot of energy about HIV issues,” said Drew E. Altman, president and chief executive officer of the Kaiser Foundation, a member of the summit’s advisory board and a speaker at the Plenary Session of the conference. “It’s great for Harvard that there’s a student-driven conference...
...most efficient way to get to young people is through other young people,” Altman said, emphasizing the importance of youth activism...
Captain Reka Cserny scored a game-high 26 points in leading Harvard to a 62-58 victory. Although the Crimson (15-7, 7-2 Ivy) led by 13 early in the second half, a tough Columbia team (11-11, 4-4), led by Sue Altman, battled back to tie the game with 10:03 left. Altman finished with a team-high 20 points, 14 of which came in the second half...