Word: bits
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Melo, whose formal education ended at fourth grade, learned English gradually in his day-to-day interactions. While his spoken English is now flawless, he can only "write a little bit [and] read a little bit...
...WILL WIN: Steven Spielberg. The Academy loves to reward Spielberg for taking on serious themes. And why not? The fact that he does films like Jurassic Park 2 simply highlights the highflown goals of a movie like this. Saving Private Ryan is every bit the directorial triumph. However, keep an eye out for a dark horse-scads of film critics' organizations have been giving Best Picture to Spielberg while reserving directorial honors for quirky, Harvard-educated Malick...
...itsgaping holes with purple velvet and big, shinyswords. Want to toss historical accuracy out thewindow? Fine. Want to direct a period piece likean Aerosmith video? Okay. But must you givetalented lead Cate Blanchett such an atrociousscreenplay to work from? Must you so steadfastlyrefuse to permit your title character theslightest bit of development until the last reel?Kapur's film may have conned enough dopey Academymembers to secure it a nomination, but inevitablecomparisons to Shakespeare in Love ("thatother Elizabethan film") will destroy Elizabeth'sOscar prospects--and rightly...
...unsettlingly talented; in just a few yearsaudiences have watched him leap, chameleonlike,from psycho killer (Primal Fear) to dancingpreppie (Everyone Says I Love You) to thesemi-reformed white supremacist of the year'sAmerican History X. Though the performancewas intense and thrilling, the Academy probablystill feels that Norton is a bit too green for anOscar. Not to worry. He'll be back before you knowit.Ian McKellen, Gods and Monsters: Sir Iancomes from a prestigious tradition of Londontheater and film, and has firmly establishedhimself Stateside as one of the top Shakespeareanactors--a master of his craft. His performance inGods and Monsters...
...manufactured by French company, and focused on where the buck stopped -- Herv?'s failure to stop the distribution of untreated blood supplies when their connection to AIDS was known. Perhaps the trial's most important legacy will be that the traditional French deference to elites has been shaken a bit, says Crumley. "This case has set a precedent to make people more willing to take politicians to task for their actions. In the U.S. two of them would have been in prison, and Fabius's career would be over...