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What they saw included an astonishing doughnut-shaped jet stream of hot gases circling the sun's "Arctic" region, like Earth's own circumpolar winds. The scientists were so taken aback by the fast-moving river of plasma, they said, that they dared not reveal their findings until they had...
CLUELESSNESS. Melodrama at its best involves a conflict between intelligent good and cunning evil. But it's easier just to have smart people do dumb things. The noble intentions of The Lost World's team of scientists--trying to protect the dinosaurs from a group of rapacious hunters--are undercut...
The campaign advertisement was designed to push buttons, and it did. Framed in tight close-up were four politicians from Canada's mainly French-speaking province of Quebec, including the incumbent Prime Minister, Jean Chretien. A red line slashed across their faces. Wasn't it time that voters heard a...
The film's poster is boldly simple: a close-up of Clint staring both out of and into the darkness, with a visage as stark and stony as if it were a fifth face on Mount Rushmore. The image is fully aware of its iconic import, of the strength and...
Otherwise, Branagh's interpretation of the Bard's work is fairly uncontroversial, barring his sometimes pointless use of flashbacks, sudden cuts to action elsewhere, and repeated footage of the same scene. Branagh makes sure we don't miss his rebellious declaration of his interpretation of the relationship between Hamlet and...