Word: clichã
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...background characters of “Casablanca.” Although “Australia” eventually succeeds in constructing itself as an epic film, it just isn’t a very good one.The story of “Australia” is essentially a series of clich??s. Lady Sarah Ashley (Nicole Kidman), an upper-class Brit, gets wrapped up in a caper when she treks to her husband’s cattle ranch Down Under on the eve of World War II only to find him dead. Powerful cattle mogul King Carney (Bryan Brown...
...with a forecasted 30-percent drop for the fiscal year ending in June 2009. At the same time, current estimates call for the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) to make next year’s budget about $200 million thinner. In other words, add Mass. Ave. to the clich?? about Wall Street and Main Street. Faust’s original letter sounded hopeful yet sober, and we feel the same. For all our complaints and cynicism, universities are in the business of helping people through constant growth—whether it be the creation of new student spaces...
...film, presenting Denis’ complex aesthetic.After “Beau Travail,” Denis went on to make “Trouble Every Day,” perhaps her most provocative and controversial film. A spin-off of the vampire genre—where the clich?? of sucking blood translates into extreme sexual situations and desire leads to destruction—the film boasts ten times more blood (and sex) than “Carrie.” Denis’s next film, “Friday Night,” documents a one-night stand...
...history’s any indication, that won’t make any difference. Yale won’t let Harvard get away with the mental lapses—the missed point after attempts and penalties—that have been plaguing the Crimson all season. As the clich?? goes, Harvard better go big or go home next week. The team has to be a dominant force throughout the game, not just on game-sealing turnovers, because if that potential doesn’t show up, it’ll be yet another nailbiter at Harvard Stadium...
...annoyance of a second-rate new publication but the giant slap in the face it offers to the idea of meritocracy. It is a depressing proof positive that neither good ideas, nor even mediocre ideas, can assure a rise to the top as effectually as the bludgeon of clich??s, the gloss of marketing, and the access to money...