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...that Hidden would be a worthy Palme winner, and Violence an honorable runner-up. These are also the critics' choices. But it's risky for the press to project its preferences onto the Jury. In 1994, most critics we knew were sure the winner would be Red, the imposing climax to Krzysztof Kieslowki's "Three Colors" trilogy. Well, the critics may have seen all three films, but the Jury members hadn't. They and their President, Clint Eastwood, shut out Red and handed the Palme to a film the press savants hadn't even considered: Pulp Fiction. Proving again, that...
Sometimes even the best teams can suffer shocking defeats on home turf. Manchester United discovered that last week when Malcolm Glazer, a U.S. sports magnate, took a majority stake in the publicly traded company that owns the famous English franchise. It was the climax of a protracted battle that has pitted Glazer, who owns U.S. football's Tampa Bay Buccaneers, against Man U's board and thousands of its fans. But Glazer, who already owned almost 29% of the team's stock, persuaded two Irish racing millionaires to sell him their 29% stake for $5.60 per share. Several other...
...crux of Ridley Scott's fascinating epic Kingdom of Heaven. The film, written by novelist William Monahan, constantly poses thorny questions on the nature of military goals and religious beliefs. It raises these issues for viewers and, crucially, for itself. And it keeps juggling its conundrums up to the climax and beyond...
...12th century commander, he is obliged to seize the Holy Land for the church and state he serves. But as a representative of early 21st century liberal thinking, he has to consider a decision that only posterity will deem heroic and that could deprive the genre of its natural climax...
...lives nearby, while Claire the pragmatic nurse busies herself about the entire hospital in a straight-talking manner that forms a perfect contrast to Duncan’s constant upbeat attitude. Everything seems to be going fine (or as well as it can be) until suddenly, at the climax of the sponge bath song, Plumb drops dead on the floor. Duncan, who finds him, is more puzzled than remorseful: how will he tell Sarah, whose affection he’s just won, that her father died? What will he say to Maggie, who is hopelessly in love with Plumb...