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...Paul Brest, Sullivan's predecessor at SLS and current president of the Hewlett Foundation, thinks Sullivan would be an excellent choice...
...sharp mind, and she really grapples with issues, both inside and outside of the university," Brest says. "I'm sure the Faculty would regard her as the best of their...
MEET JOE BLACK Starring Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, Claire Forlani Directed by Martin Brest...
...much hyped Meet Joe Black simply confirms our suspicions, giving us more of Pitt's "I-am-beautiful" campaign in an overindulgent $90 million romantic "epic." The film, interestingly enough, is directed by Martin Brest--the same man who in 1992 gave us the charming drama Scent of a Woman. But where Woman had Al Pacino at the helm and young Chris O'Donnell in the eagerbeaver supporting role, Meet Joe Black reverses this buddy-buddy formula. Here, Anthony Hopkins is demoted to a supporting role and Pitt becomes the leading man. This odd conception of the roles proves fatal...
...also unfair to hurl all the blame at Pitt and Forlani. Though the acting might be depthless, neither the script nor the direction manage to offer anything more profound. Martin Brest heaps on the excess--the film literally glitters in luxury (the ending fireworks scene is just unbelievable). But the spectacular visuals simply accentuate the problems in Meet Joe Black; instead of fleshed-out characters, instead of a compelling narrative, instead of subtlety, it offers us lush backgrounds and swelling music. Knowing full well that the movie can't elicit audience response on its own, Brest tries to shove romance...