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...Hoffman deserves that Oscar nomination.The humor of Capote, exemplified in his real life by his proclivity to tell amusing anecdotes on the talk show circuit, is convincingly portrayed. Capote’s big-city style, complete with overbearing manner and designer clothing is a stark contrast to the people and the Kansas landscape, full of long, barren shots, leafless trees, and overcast skies. He is the center of attention, not the murders, but the audience doesn’t mind as Capote’s quips break the tension.Despite a tremendous rookie effort (Miller has one documentary and a slate...
...revenge narrative: with Hasan avenging himself of his torture by murdering citizens of his captors’ nation. However, “War” resists convention and instead indicts the calculus of the “an eye for an eye” ethos. This stands in stark contrast to American action films like “Collateral Damage,” in which the logic of retribution is never called into question, and the act of revenge is celebrated as cathartic and restorative. In New York, Hasan is reunited with his childhood friend Sayeed (Firdous Bamji). Sayeed...
...students at Yale—who were under much looser restrictions than their Crimson peers until last week—have never been able to visit the Indian side of Kashmir with university support (but have been allowed to travel to the rest of the country). Harvard students, by contrast, have always been allowed to go there because Harvard’s travel policies are country-based instead of region-based. The College’s change in travel policies addresses this issue indirectly by lifting travel restrictions wholesale on many of the countries that caused inconsistencies. And the fact...
...force underage students—who were going to drink no matter what—to consume alcohol quickly and in secret. Yale and local police seem to have realized that a harsh police crack-down on underage drinkers will inevitably result in more uncontrolled student alcohol consumption. By contrast, Evans’ personal obsession with erasing underage alcohol consumption from the face of the earth is clear evidence of his priorities: blind enforcement of the letter of the law over concern for the welfare of young students. We wish Harvard were in a position to emulate Yale...
...Fortunately, Japanese senior citizens are ready and eager to work overtime. A 2001 government report found that 72% of Japanese believed the ideal retirement age was about 65 or 70. In contrast, Americans, Germans and Swedes most often cited 60 to 65 as preferred ages to call it quits. "People think work has a value, that a job gives you important self-identification," says Atsushi Seike, an economist at Tokyo's Keio University, who studies the aging issue. Seike believes that the work ethic among the elderly stems from the fact that retirement is a relatively new phenomenon for Japan...