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...England teams fell prey to the weather, however, and as the snow melted the confidence of Spring Break slowly slipped away and the team's mental sharpness faded into a psychological blur...
Director Beth Schacter counteracts the tendency for scenes to blur together by fashioning different personalities for each of the three sons--Richard, Geoffrey and John--and for their foil, Philip of France. As far as plot action goes, the four are practically interchangeable. But the four strong actors who play them differ in manner and style as much as appearance, each marking out a distinctive character. Mark Morland as the already famous Richard stands tall and regal; Joel Dando makes of Geoffrey the conniving serpent his actions prove him, but every detail of gait and intonation inspire empathy as well...
...foot upon it until the 19th century, and even today it exposes unwary travelers to the greatest dangers. Temperatures regularly plunge to -100° F or below. Giant crevasses can open in the ice, swallowing men and machines. Sudden storms often blend ground and sky into one snowy blur that hopelessly disorients the most skilled aviators...
...last 10 minutes of regulation were a blur of end-to-end action, as O'Connor and Davidner each thwarted numerous would-be game-winners. The Huskies though they were on their way to the championship round when, with 2:32 left, two Huskies, one Eagle defenseman and the puck all barrelled into O'Connor at once Northeastern's Giovanucci claimed O'Connor's glove had nabbed his shot six inches past the goal line. But the red light never went on, and the contest hurtled forward until Delancy stopped the show minutes later...
DAVID HALBERSTAM would never write a book about baseball. The national pastime moves too gently, takes too long and lacks the urgency and anxiety of a true Halberstam subject. Nor is football fit for his treatment, because it is played in an anonymous, helmeted blur, where players can't poke their emotions outside their face masks. And hockey? Well, no adult American could care enough about hockey to write a whole book about it. Certainly not David Halberstam...