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...that, since most of them hadn't seen it when they spouted off. (Liberals used to deride those religious conservatives who organized protests of films they hadn't yet seen.) Instead, they wrap their bludgeons in Scripture, or historical citations, or obscure pronouncements from a religious hierarchy, or dark threats of the harm a movie can do. Some of them seem to have have a cell-phone connection to the Throne of Heaven...
...Academy loves to shake things up by handing awards off to unexpected choices, but I just can’t see it happening in any category this year. Do you think that any of the dark horses have a chance? Or will the show’s only suspense be the question of how Billy Crystal spoofs last year’s Brody/Berry kiss? (Jack Palance, get out your breath spray...
Besides, The Pianist’s Academy trifecta was the biggest dark-horse Oscar upset in our lifetimes; what was the last year that a film won in at least three of the top eight categories when it wasn’t the odds-on favorite in any of them? The only year in the last twenty that I could make a case for was 1992, when The Silence of the Lambs swept the Oscars in a year when most were predicting victories for Bugsy, JFK, or The Prince of Tides. We shouldn’t expect numerous Oscar shockers...
Although a formulaic thriller at heart, director Philip Kaufman’s Twisted still manages to entertain, effectively playing on its setting in the San Francisco Harbor area to create a dark and seedy atmosphere. Combined with dank sexual undertones, the ambience gives Twisted the key components of a suspense film to hold the attention of a thrill-seeking audience...
...Students should also be more cautious when traveling alone, and should walk in groups or pairs whenever possible. That all the victims of the attacks were solitary travelers should be evidence enough that walking alone is not advisable, especially after dark. Friends should look out for one another and accompany each other whenever possible. And students must also lose their reluctance to call on their peers through the HUCEP program when walking alone after dark. It may take longer to get home, but the effort is worth it if it prevents another assault from occurring...