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...have relied on and thereby perpetuated a deep, long-standing ignorance within the American people. Far too many individuals have locked themselves into the mindset that film simply cannot exist as an art form comparable to its centuries-old companions in theater, painting and music. I’ve bore many an unhealthy grudge against friends unwilling to accept movies as anything beyond mere entertainment. The most unfortunate aspect of the whole situation is that the less people expect from their weekly excursions to the multiplex, the less they’re delivered. And voila: the monsters are unleashed...

Author: By Ben B. Chung and Ben Soskin, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: How to Cure the Blockbuster Syndrome | 4/9/2004 | See Source »

...while all of the fanfare and signage reflected the more relaxed, have-fun attitude that imbues collgiate women’s hockey’s ultimate event, even the fans bore down and got serious once the game began...

Author: By Gabriel M. Velez, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: THE GIFT OF GAB': Fans Rally To Support W. Hockey in Title Game | 4/5/2004 | See Source »

...year-old girl from whom so much was expected could have used (some) help," she wrote in her 1999 autobiography, Tumble Turns - a massage perhaps, tips on diet, the occasional joke. Alas, well-meaning but unskilled Australian officials couldn't read the signs. Meanwhile, Gould's parents bore the financial costs of raising a champion...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Kindred Spirits | 3/30/2004 | See Source »

Hall easily defeated Quibell 9-2, 9-6, 9-1 in a revitalized performance that bore little resemblance to her recent struggles in college play...

Author: By Lisa Kennelly, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Hall Continues Career | 3/25/2004 | See Source »

...ultimately responsible for making sure that the show was as comprehensible and convincing as possible. But the lead performance from McCaffrey, whose Jake could have used some toughening did not help; McCaffrey diluted the role with too much tenderness, and in the process he turned Jake into a petulant bore. The play’s three elderly characters were likewise lacking in interpretation; each of the three actors had occasional moments of comic vigor, yet they did not have the presence required to make their irrational characters compelling...

Author: By Benjamin J. Soskin, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Review: Delusions of the Mind | 3/15/2004 | See Source »

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