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Most of the impressive supporting cast showcase Scorsese’s ability to craft small but memorable performances. John C. Reilly shines in his small role, as does Willem Dafoe in a brief cameo as a tabloid editor. It was great to see Alan Alda back on the big screen with a fairly meaty role as a senator who is out to get Hughes. And if nothing else, The Aviator reiterates that having Ian Holm and Alec Baldwin on screen, if only briefly, is nearly always worthwhile. Unfortunately, Cate Blanchett’s portrayal of Katharine Hepburn doesn?...
...conjures up the dream world that is his escape from his everyday limitations, and she is the only one who manages to force him to question his line of action. When she experiences a sudden fall we come to discover that, like Ramon, her body is damaged. In those brief moments of uncertainty, our hearts sink in desperation with Ramon’s as he lays in bed screaming for anyone to come help...
...addition to working with Harvard undergraduates, Abbate will be a Radcliffe Alumnae Professor at Harvard’s Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. She returns to Harvard after a brief stint as a visiting professor in 1993 and has taught at other universities around the globe including California-Berkelely and Freie Universitat in Berlin...
...fact, the Leverett House resident serves as the Fiction Editor of the Harvard Advocate, frequently enrolls in fiction workshops and is even pursuing a creative thesis under the guidance of the legendary author of fiction Jamaica Kincaid. This week, the English and American Literature and Language concentrator took a brief break from her literary business for some time under the “Spotlight,” sharing her thoughts on her development as a writer at Harvard...
...After a brief stint at computer programming school, Turnbull began playing chess part-time in Harvard Square in 1982. The following year, Au Bon Pain opened and he started playing chess there full-time, which he says he has done ever since July...