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...rebels whom Uribe now says he'll release in exchange for Betancourt. But since Uribe - a key U.S. ally whose father was killed by the FARC in 1983 - sent his army across the Ecuadorian border last month to kill the group's No. 2 comandante, Raul Reyes, the rebels appear deaf to the appeals. Reyes' death "provided the fatal blow to a humanitarian exchange," wrote Ivan Marques, an FARC leader, in a March 22 communique. That posture may bode ill for the U.S. hostages as well...
...film’s narrative fell apart by trying to weave together too many loose ends; “Deal” collapses at the other extreme, failing to explore the inner lives of its characters and trudging along slowly. Bret Harrison moves from a string of TV sitcom appearances to the big screen as Alex Stillman, a recent Yale graduate who pursues his dream of becoming a professional poker player. But his easy success in online poker tournaments does not translate to the professional poker circuit until he unexpectedly meets Tommy Vinson (Burt Reynolds), a retired poker star. Vinson...
...addition to narrative structure, Bethel and Mayer sought to achieve a personal feel through their production choices and do-it-yourself methods. A simple handheld video camera was used, and occasionally the point of view wobbles or frames appear over-exposed. This, Bethel says, was a result of allowing the space to dictate how he moved and reacted, and led to the feeling that anyone could have made the film...
...Battlestar” has amazing characters, so numerous and well-developed that I could spend an entire extra article telling you about how terrific they are. But what’s the point if you’re already set against the medium in which they appear? When you deny yourself television, you’re denying yourself access to what may be one of the greatest means of getting to know great characters. Long-running, well-written shows like “Battlestar” have breadth and depth of character that films can’t touch...
...some of the most beautiful the state boasts, informed citizens must see the beauty in a different light. We must see the slowly rolling waves as a gift from nature that we would be wasting if left alone. Much like a sailor cannot stay inside when the whitecaps appear, a citizen concerned about the energy crisis should not be able to see the potential energy in those waves and not harness it. The bigger picture of the global warming crisis needs to take priority. When we save some of our natural wonders today, we are sacrificing all of nature...