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...left-field victory of ?Fahrenheit? told moviegoers that a non-fiction film could make them laugh and cry. It also energized the documentary community, which is reflexively and almost unanimously left-wing. (To my knowledge, there is simply no right-wing political documentary, unless you count ?Triumph of the Will,? Leni Riefenstahl?s hypnotic record of the Sixth Nazi Congress.) Moore had given the film industry?s poor, scrappy cousins a shot at the movie mainstream...
...idol turned presidential candidate; after a stroke; in Quezon City, the Philippines. Popular for playing socially conscious underdog heroes in more than 200 action movies, the actor known as "Da King" lost by 3% of the vote to incumbent Gloria Macapagal Arroyo last May. His court challenge of the count is still pending...
...excellent article on an aspect of the war the daily media rarely cover. One of the most depressing situations facing our troops is that they can't see the light at the end of the tunnel. So many Americans are having their terms extended that a service member cannot count on any date to go home. That makes it difficult for even the most patriotic and committed troops to hang on. James A. Embree Sacramento, California...
...fantastical ambience of the film without drawing too much attention away from the story or the acting. The sets—especially Aunt Josephine’s house balanced oh-so-precariously atop a cliff—are magnificent. The burned-down Baudelaire mansion is elegant, Count Olaf’s grimy house complements his slimy character perfectly and Curdled Cave fits seamlessly into the enchanting world of Lemony Snicket. (It’s no wonder the “look” of the buildings is so distinctive: Tim Burton’s set designer worked on this film...
...Number of Harvard-Radcliffe Women’s Centers built: still waiting for the final count...