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From Oscar's point of view, 2002 was a banner year for international cinema. When the five Best Foreign Language Film nominees are announced this week, they'll be chosen from a record 54 movies from as many countries. The list includes strong entries from such cinematic hotbeds as France and Iran, as well as first-time entries from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Chad. But some of the world's best films aren't even in the running. A thicket of obscure, often contradictory Academy rules have kept critical and box office favorites from being considered. The strict and sometimes nonsensical...
When the Crimson raised its national championship banner prior to its 1999-2000 home opener, Dartmouth was the visiting team that had the privilege to watch. While most in the stands expected the Big Green to be Harvard’s 33rd straight victim dating back to early in the 1998-99 season, Dartmouth instead jumped out to a 3-1 first period lead and ultimately prevailed 5-4 in overtime...
SIGHTING Watching big hulking men play in the Super Bowl, viewers paying attention to the commercials also got their first look at another Hulk: actor ERIC BANA, who plays scientist Bruce Banner in a movie due out in June; his green alter ego is computer generated...
PHILADELPHIA—“Harvard Will Lose, But Get An A Just For Showing Up!” screamed the banner as it cascaded down the stands at the Palestra in the first half...
...clamor of wannabe Yao Mings. Teenage boys leap and shout and launch fadeaway threes, and a dozen girls who can't be older than seven dribble two balls at a time?perhaps the Olympians of 2020 and beyond. OUR DREAM IS TO BECOME A SHANGHAI SHARK, reads a banner strung on the fence, but it is out of date; the success of the Young Giant has trumped domestic glory. Now, says a coach named Wu, "the NBA is the ultimate goal...