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...Internet Movie Database tells us that Oliveira has two films in production. If he keeps going, and his vigor today suggests that's not a problem, he will eclipse Leni Riefenstahl (who released her last movie on her 100th birthday in 2002) as the world's oldest cineaste. And one of the most vital. "Vive le cinema!" he exclaimed before striding offstage. Oliveira is living proof that cinema is a game old men can play with agility and ageless grace...
John Milton turns 400 this year, but of course the birthday doesn't matter unless Milton does. Three new scholarly biographies and an exhibit at the New York Public Library may comfort the faithful, but they won't convert anyone who hasn't already caught the Milton bug. Nigel Smith wants to engender a fandemic. In a new book, Is Milton Better Than Shakespeare?, he sets out to convince "as general a public as possible" that Milton is the "more salient and important" of these literary giants...
...applaud your choice of Nancy Brinker. In 1977 my mother died after losing a long battle with breast cancer. I had just celebrated my 12th birthday and thought my life was over. I wanted to do something to help find a cure, but dealing with the loss of my mother was overwhelming. Brinker has immeasurably helped those who suffer from the disease and the friends and family who suffer along with them. Andrew Halley, LAYTON, UTAH...
Israel, Then and Now Thank you for your article "The First 60 Years" [May 5]. I cannot join those who will be celebrating Israel's 60th birthday and its accomplishments since May 14, 1948. Like many Israelis and Palestinians, I have pressing concerns about Israel's future, stability and security, and whether there are prospects for peaceful coexistence for Palestinians and Israelis. I believe there are, but not until there is meaningful resolution on the issues of the dispossession of Palestinian property and the dislocation of Palestinians after independence. I am also worried that they have no right of return...
...deal with ratings. In the Middle East you have to deal with ratings; in the States you have to deal with ratings You have to appeal to your audience to a certain degree. 15. FM: How are you going to celebrate Pangea Day (May 10, 2008)? How about your birthday a week a later? JN: I’m going to be in Los Angeles, in the control room for Pangea Day. A lot of the program is going to be happening out of Los Angles, so it will look like a very nondescript location. You know, I haven?...