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...True liquid-crystal display is basically a larger version of the pixel-based technology used in computer monitors. Pro Each new generation of LCDs looks sharper and costs less. Con Problems with contrast and a slow refresh rate mean that for now, it's hard to make large-screen...
PLASMA Ultraviolet rays bombard a screen covered in tiny specks of phosphor. Pro The Rolls-Royce of flat panels, it's equally bright from every angle. Con Heavy. Expect to spend up to $15,000 on a good model. Cheaper sets can't handle high-definition...
...REAR-PROJECTION LCD Three separate LCD chips--red, green and blue--are aimed at a mirror that projects them onto the screen, like regular TV tubes. Pro Handles all the extra lines of HDTV. Con Not as thin as flat-panel LCD or plasma TVs. Black areas of the screen look gray...
...glances at the nearest clock and terse, rehearsed responses. My most recent experience, with the famed indie bad-boy writer/director James Toback ’66, was decidedly against the norm. Of course, anyone versed in Toback’s impressive body of work, which includes the recently released con-game drama, When Will I Be Loved, knows that he is, too. Before I could lay down one of my admittedly redundant inquiries, Toback drilled me on my own career goals, my life in art and my experience at Harvard...
When Will I Be Loved is a post-feminist, post-noir con tale about a beautiful and wealthy young woman named Vera (Neve Campbell), who is trapped between the lecherous and dishonest motivations of two men who lack the emotional ability to understand her needs. The film is framed by Toback’s exploration of this narrative within the context of Vera’s rampant sexuality and her search for self-discovery. Toback mixes hip-hop with Beethoven, steadicam control with voyeuristic video footage, and he strikes an unlikely balance between conventional melodrama and episodic airiness. Like many...