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...were an entertainer, I would be over there; if I were a defense contractor, I would work overtime; if I were a politician, I would make sure the troops had everything they needed for their mission. But I'm none of those. I am just an American citizen whose love and gratitude run deep, but far too silently, I'm afraid, to matter to those who really matter. Michael deZonna Arlington Heights, Illinois...
...name of a smart new melodrama written by Josh Olson (from a well-known graphic novel) and made by director David Cronenberg. The movie sees gunplay infecting a series of peaceful small-town settings: a quiet motel, a friendly diner, the home of the most honorable citizen in Millbrook, Ind. He is Tom Stall (Viggo Mortensen), and he enjoys an idyllic life with his lovely, loving wife (Maria Bello) and their two kids. When Tom uses some surprisingly expert moves to defend his diner, he becomes a local hero. His sudden, splendid fame attracts the attention of some...
...hacks for hire. He also had the critical misfortune to direct the Oscar-winning Sound of Music, that melting pile of Alpine slush that was for a long time the most popular movie ever released. But Wise, who broke in as a film editor--earning praise for Orson Welles' Citizen Kane and unjustified calumny for recutting The Magnificent Ambersons after Welles abandoned it--mastered over the years every imaginable movie genre and made at least half a dozen pictures that are among the best of their breed, including The Set-Up, a tragic boxing tale whose running time matched...
...became "Ambassador Hughes" when she was sworn in Friday as Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, takes her staff and five networks on a week-long "listening tour" of four cities in the Middle East and Europe. Officials tell TIME that Hughes will bring along "citizen ambassadors," including a representative of the education community, as she meets with foreign officials, academics and students to talk about reasons for the problems with the nation's image, and to get ideas for improving it. Hughes flew to New York with Bush on Air Force One and is staying...
...were an entertainer, I would be over there; if I were a defense contractor, I would work overtime; if I were a politician, I would make sure the troops had everything they needed for their mission. But I'm none of those. I am just an American citizen whose love and gratitude run deep but I'm afraid far too silently to matter to those who really matter. Michael deZonna Arlington Heights, Illinois, U.S. Klein is correct about two things: our troops worldwide need support, and the President is guilty of "a failure of leadership." But not because he hasn...