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...Democratic successes-which included blocking President Bush's Social Security reform plan, his proposed extension of capital gains and dividend tax cuts and his long sought-after approval of drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. And with the Abramoff scandal gaining steam, Reid had a seemingly perfect backdrop for last week's rollout of the Democrat's election year theme-the "Republican culture of corruption...
...Howards End”). Fortunately, extraordinary acting makes up for rather drab dialogue and slow-paced action. “Countess” is a true Merchant-Ivory collaboration. As with most Merchant-Ivory films, a stellar cast is paired with a lush backdrop of elegant costumes and scenery. Taking place in 1930s Shanghai, “Countess” is a fitting end to their legendary partnership. Fiennes plays Todd Jackson, a blind former diplomat who starts his own nightclub after losing both his wife and daughter in a tragic act of terrorism (which caused his blindness). When Jackson...
...probably know, revolves around the brutal massacre of 11 Israeli athletes at the 1972 Olympic Games in the titular city. The rest is an intriguing study of the psychological toll of counter-terrorism, its cycles of violence and ethical implications. In other words, the Olympics as the backdrop for a discussion of the seediness of global politics and a depiction of man at his murderous worst. Pretty grim stuff. So given the cultural pervasiveness of the film and the limited amount of brain space the majority of us reserve for contemplation of the Games, the association with the Olympics most...
...long aorta of Hamburg's Karoviertel quarter?was a graffiti-covered jumble of secondhand shops and broken-down squats. Today, however, it is gentrifying rapidly. The designer boutiques are moving in and the area's refurbished pre-War fa?ades and newly planted square are becoming the stylish backdrop for Hamburg's pretty young things...
...receives a threatening phone call from the rhinoceroses—there is no sound, but the audience watches with trepidation as he frantically unscrews the receiver to reveal a miniature red umbrella within the phone. In the chilling final set, hundreds of umbrellas, motionless and silent, provide an unsettling backdrop for Berenger’s anguished cries...