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...Boffo affair, which on the surface ended in apparent victory for the Prime Minister and as a slap against the Catholic Church, could nevertheless backfire on Berlusconi. The impression that he is now out for blood - and that no one is safe - may convince top Catholic politicians to abandon the Prime Minister despite his support for their legislative priorities on gay partnerships and euthanaisa. "There's a limit to everything, and once you go beyond the limit, things get dangerous," says one influential Catholic editor. "These incidents that spread chaos, scare everyone. The situation now is very fluid." Nonetheless...
...sixth and third-to-last time, we enter J.K. Rowling’s enchanting cinematic realm of magic and mischief. But a new and sinister fog looms heavily over “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.” From the film’s opening scenes, in which Death Eaters whiz by like toxic, black fumes across Britain’s bright skies and cause chaos throughout London, the malevolence that will characterize the rest of the Potter series becomes painfully evident. Although this installment works largely as a transition for the two-part finale...
...shortage of other situations in Iraq. The movement from the commonplace to the unbelievable creates a surreality similar to that of “Apocalypse Now.” In one scene, a soldier almost annoyingly complains about his duty; immediately after, he is forced to wipe fresh blood from bullets so they can be fired. The effect of such shifts is not only urgency, but a kind of dark humor. Though it may be hard to decide where “Hurt Locker” fits into the canon of war cinema, it is the most gripping American attempt...
...difficult decision to arrive at because I so loved working with student groups,” said Gates, who was involved with the Black Men’s Forum. “After four years as associate dean of the College, Crimson is in my blood, and I will always cherish...
...scene, his black car lies badly damaged on the side of the road. There are bullet marks on three sides of the vehicle, the front windscreen, and on both sides of the backseat. Broken shards of glass lie strewn on the road nearby. The steering wheel is smeared with blood, as are the cars seats. The minister's blood-stained turban and prayer beads were left abandoned as he was rushed to hospital. (See pictures of Pakistan's vulnerable North-West Frontier Province...