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Several times throughout the film, director/screenwriter Hampton Fancher has our gentle killer relate a favorite anecdote in which a spider climbs into his ear only to climb back out. "Nobody home" is the punch line he delivers, flashing his trademark smile. These scenes are so important because the filmmakers want to portray Vann as a "zero," a nothing--a "nobody home" type of guy. He is merely a reflection of whatever others want him to be: a son to an unhappy old couple; a buddy to a high school football star; Mr. Right to an unmarried postal worker. Yet Fancher...
...more hair-raising adventures, take advantage of outdoor rock climbing at the Hammond Pond Reservation (Hammond Pond Pkwy., Newton; T: Chesnut Hill). With its awesome geology, including the famed puddingstone, Hammond Pond offers everything from beginner climbs to the toughest "Breakfast of Champions." Though the beginning of the climb might let you forget that you are in an urban metropolis, the views of Bloomie's and the Chesnut Hill Cinema at the top will...
Harvard life has given you a new shape. Make-your-own-salad was soon replaced by the Sundae special. In between Popcorn Chicken and late night Tommy's stops, there is barely enough time for the fifth floor climb regime. Let the excuses end--it's time to put matter over mind just long enough to get in shape, (girl...
Moscow has managed to whip up Russian public support for war against Chechnya; now it may be trying to delicately climb down from the precipice. Following six days of continuous bombing, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Wednesday authorized a meeting between Russian officials in the region and Chechen president Aslan Mashkadov. Russia insists that Mashkadov curb Islamic guerrilla groups operating in his country, although observers point out that the Chechen president himself has limited control over his own territory. And Russian opposition politicians, mindful of Moscow's 1994-96 debacle in Chechnya, are warning against escalating the conflict...
...seas with 60-knot winds. It wasn't the easiest thing to do. Five men were able to get into it, and we tied it to the tug with a pair of lines. We wanted to pass things from the boat--flares and stuff--to the raft, and then climb in ourselves. But one rope broke, and then the other. It was like watching hope float away...