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Nearly 16,000 ballots were cast this year, a 16 percent increase from the last municipal election...

Author: By Sarah J. Howland, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Asian-American Elected to Council | 11/6/2009 | See Source »

...motion capture also allows the cast members to dynamically play multiple roles. Carrey is perhaps the most effective in this way, playing not only Ebenezer Scrooge, but also the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future. For Carrey to act as all three ghosts is a fitting and clever touch; rather than overwhelm the audience, this choice simply underscores the many ways in which the ghosts represent different facets of Scrooge’s personality. The multiplicity of roles also allows Carrey to stretch his comedic muscles. As the Ghost of Christmas Past—faithfully depicted as a sort...

Author: By Bram A. Strochlic, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: A Christmas Carol | 11/6/2009 | See Source »

Judged purely on its script’s coherence and the water-treading performances of its A-List cast, “The Men Who Stare At Goats” might just have easily been titled, “I’m An Oscar-Nominated Actor—Get Me Out Of Here!” Clocking in at a merciful 93 minutes, the film features George Clooney desperately attempting to spin screenplay straw into gold as Lyn Cassady, retired psychic operative of the United States’ “New Earth Army,” a division...

Author: By Yair Rosenberg, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: The Men Who Stare at Goats | 11/6/2009 | See Source »

...panel soon turned to issues weightier than professions of celebrity crushes as cast members described the people whom they met while researching their roles. “I met a lot of people who felt like they weren’t relevant anymore because they don’t make a certain amount,” said Andre Royo. “They had a little addiction, but they wanted to be good people. That is what I focused on with [character] Bubbles...

Author: By MARIETTA M COBURN, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: When it Comes Down to “The Wire,” Community Service Still Comes First | 11/5/2009 | See Source »

...Cast member Jim True-Frost and his wife Cora True-Frost, a professor at the Law School, used the fourth season of “The Wire” as a jumping-off point to examine wider issues in education and the reality of inner city schools...

Author: By Amira Abulafi, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: HBO's 'The Wire' Sparks Discussion | 11/5/2009 | See Source »

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