Word: decentering
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...richly entertaining string of identity cons and check fraud that Spielberg tempers with rather obvious meditations on the state of the nuclear family. Amidst the mischief and philosophizing, Tom Hanks, as the dry, wry FBI man tailing DiCaprio, ends up stealing the movie by internalizing his ‘decent everyman’ persona. Hanks begins the film with a lid on his personality, but gradually relaxes enough to reveal a remarkable warmth. Catch Me If You Can screens...
GANGS OF NEW YORK. In Gangs of New York, Leonardo Dicaprio solidifies his reputation as the savior of super-long historical epics that go tens of millions of dollars over-budget. In his first decent film since Titanic, Dicaprio plays Amsterdam Vallon, another troubled but determined young man struggling against deep social divisions. Last time he was trying to give Kate Winslet a reason to live; this time he wants to kill a guy nicknamed Bill the Butcher. Gangs of New York is as loaded with scenes of bloodshed as Titanic’s had cliches. Like his last memorable...
...extremely difficult for any individual student to get left behind in a class. There are plenty of opportunities to display a degree of ability and thus to obtain a reasonable grade. The emphasis is on consistently attending lecture and, more importantly, section and assiduously completing the frequent assignments. With decent notes for exam review and papers or problem sets of the requisite length, a very respectable grade is a near-certainty. In this way hard-working students are rewarded, and those who are unwilling to put in the same levels of effort as their peers are duly penalized. Of course...
...extra pass, and even beat you on the dribble with the spot-up guy, really leaves you as a defensive player with your head spinning a little bit. You’re just running upstream in terms of getting good solid closeouts to them. Our perimeter defense has been decent for most of the year but I don’t think it was as effective tonight in terms of slowing them down...
...jolt of another Gulf War would keep more travelers grounded and force high fuel prices even higher. Gerchick estimates that the industry might lose $9 billion - more than four times what it lost in all of 1991. No wonder that three major carriers thought to be in decent shape - American, America West (which has a government loan) and Continental - have retained bankruptcy lawyers, according to WHAT reports. Two weeks ago, American Airlines, the world's largest airline, announced that it lost a record-setting $3.5 billion in 2002 - a loss even larger than the one posted by bankrupt United...