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There is precedent for a puppet movie like Team America: World Police. It's only that none has ever been placed in hands as deviantly deft as those of South Park malefactors Trey Parker and Matt Stone. A crew of superhero marionettes (the old-fashioned kind) faces off against wmd-hoarding, four-letter-wording North Korean leader Kim Jong Il. Some have already attacked the film for mocking the war on terrorism. But given the correctly impolitic attitudes of Parker and Stone, count on both left and right wings getting clipped. The trailer ballyhoos star names: "Alec Baldwin! ... Susan Sarandon...
...four are as deft with political satire, wordplay and cultural allusion as they are with the balls they send flying through...
...Despite these infrequent innovations, the game remains perfect for old-fashioned, genteel players-especially those with a deft touch and a gift for complex strategy rather than raw aggression. Those exhausted by the relentless pace of lawn tennis will no doubt breathe a sigh of relief. Find out more at irtpa.com...
That depth has been steadily increasing over the past four years thanks to Wriede-Morawski’s deft recruiting, an improvement directly reflected by Harvard’s steady climb in the results at the year-end championships—fourth in 2001, third in 2002 and second in both 2003 and 2004, though the loss was narrower this season...
Thank goodness for her support. Besides Dewis, there’s Wilner’s bumbler, always with his head craned forward in a clownish jut; Burkle, who ingratiates himself to the audience with his deft comic timing; and Low, her brisk aunt perhaps too crisp but never unappealing. Technical direction is by Blase E. Ur ’07, the complex, transparent set is designed by Melissa E. Goldman ’06 and the deliberate lighting by Kelzie E. Beebe ’04. John T. Drake ’06 contributes a punchy sound design which includes...