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...side-by-side comparison of Moore, the greatest actress of her generation, and Streep, the most acclaimed actress of hers; when judged head-to-head, Moore ends up easily topping Streep, if for no other reason than that Streep persists in being an actress onscreen while Moore is content to be a person. Winner of this year’s Academy Award for Best Actress. The Hours screens...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Listings, April 4-10 | 4/4/2003 | See Source »

...outside of a few VES concentrators and film aficionados, Harvard has never been known for its filmmaking program. While theater has a notable presence in campus life, film seems content to be quietly tucked away in lesser-known VES offices in Sever Hall...

Author: By Zhenzhen Lu, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Movies on Harvard’s Tab | 4/4/2003 | See Source »

...sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at a table of brotherhood ... I have a dream that my four children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character." A short time later, when King and other leaders of the March on Washington filed into the Cabinet Room to lobby for stronger provisions in Kennedy's proposed civil rights legislation, the President greeted King with a smile and a quip: "I have a dream." --By Jack E. White

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Aug. 28, 1963 | 3/31/2003 | See Source »

...firm’s statement quoted a State Department report which called the Greek press “usually aggressive, sensationalist, and frequently irresponsible with regard to content...

Author: By Nathaniel A. Smith, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: KSG Donor Accused of Espionage | 3/14/2003 | See Source »

...side-by-side comparison of Moore, the greatest actress of her generation, and Streep, the most acclaimed actress of hers; when judged head-to-head, Moore ends up easily topping Streep, if for no other reason than that Streep persists in being an actress onscreen while Moore is content to be a person. The Hours screens...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Listings, March 14-20 | 3/14/2003 | See Source »

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