Word: brotherism
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...Ward cuts an unimposing figure in his torn jeans, soil-smeared shirt, and high wellie farming boots as he crosses the strawberry patch to greet us. Jim and brother Bob, both self-described “tree huggers,” have quietly developed Wards Berry Farm into a 150-acre experiment in sustainable agriculture since their father bought the land just outside Boston in 1981. Now their farm could become the newest supplier to Harvard University Dining Services (HUDS) as Harvard seeks out green food sources...
...Night” and prohibition in the 20s. Amongst the revelry and puritanical elements found in the 20s, there was also a sense of mourning as the country healed from the recent losses suffered during World War I. This factor is also weaved into the production: Olivia believes her brother to have been killed at war instead of lost at sea, as she does in the original storyline. Furthermore, the change of setting allows music to be integrated into the production as was originally called for. Since the original music to Feste’s songs has been lost, student...
...always watching. Always try to keep your higher self. Your character promotes your own reality. I tell my kids to practice love. With the cameras watching you're forced to practice love. So you never know what makes the kids grow up the right way. Joey's [Russell's brother and Rev. Run of Run DMC] kids have become great givers because of the reality show. The youngest one has gotten better in school because of the show, because their job is to be better - not better than anyone else but better than they were before. My kids...
...treats himself and his friends, there’s no doubt as to why he’s eternally single. Jake never develops as a character and never moves beyond his infuriating inferiority complex. The highlight of his portion of the film comes when he gets drunk with his brother, a sequence that is funny but lacks any dramatic punch. This was truly a wasted opportunity on Burstein’s part, as this storyline adds very little to the film. These flaws, however, do not cripple “American Teen.” Burstein transports the viewer back...
...risks, stepping back in time and place to a rural Southern California town in 1978 where military planes and water pollution punctuate the arid desert landscape. Tracing a few months in the life of 12-year-old Ares Ramirez, who lives with his mother and his mentally disabled younger brother Malcolm in a trailer home by the sea, the story is one of alienation and self-discovery. Ares’ childhood and family life are unconventional; his mother eschews the “labels” of psychologists and doctors who would classify Malcolm as “handicapped...