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...Wilson who, almost three decades ago, founded the Razzies as a sarcastic and satirical counterpoint to the high-minded Academy Awards, throwing a spotlight on the worst of the worst - the movies that, however noble in intent, arrived in theaters as a waste of time and money. The awards program matches the Oscars calendar step for step. Early on Jan. 21, precisely 24 hours before the official Academy Awards nominations, the Razzies will unveil their nominees for Worst Picture, Worst Actor and Worst Actress, as well as finalists in other unconventional categories including Worst Screen Couple and Worst Prequel...
...move to the next stage of economic development - but he does so almost in passing and one longs for more substance on these points. Thankfully, his rearview vision is far more fleshed out. As a look at China's entrepreneurial economy in the 1980s and 1990s - and as a counterpoint to the common misconception that China is steadily evolving into a more market-oriented economy - this book is unparalleled...
...long can a practice languish in obsolescence and still be called a tradition? If anything, Harvard has proven itself actively hostile to the notion of a Game-inspired festival of self-celebration, a surprising counterpoint to the self-obsessed character many ascribe to our student body. Whether this sorry record is fuelled by a collective lack of interest in football or a collective inability to become excited, it must mean something...
...rather violent.Moments such as this form the heart of the film. It’s nothing short of remarkable that Alfredson manages to make the audience feel for Eli even when her face is covered with blood. The brutal nature of the violence is a perfect counterpoint to the innocent quality of the love between two children, and when these two elements are set against each other, as they so often are, the film fires on all cylinders. The film would have been almost perfect had Alfredson chosen to focus solely on the romance at its center...
...calm response to Russia's missile gambit a success? Obama's aides present it as a sober counterpoint to McCain's tough talk during the campaign. "What was overlooked in [Medvedev's] speech was a part about working cooperatively on issues of common concern," says the aide. "So the transition [team] seized upon that issue up front." Such tactics, however, have not pleased some on the hawkish right who fear that Obama is appeasing the Russians. Daniel Henninger of the Wall Street Journal editorial board called on Obama to say "publicly and explicitly [that he] will not be intimidated...