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Writer-director M. Night Shyamalan's last film, The Sixth Sense, left viewers discussing and lauding praise long after the film had ended. The after-movie conversation of viewers of his latest movie, Unbreakable, however, will be nothing more than confused audiences attempting to discern what they have just witnessed...

Author: By Rebecca Dezube, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Shattered: 'Unbreakable' Not Quite Air-Tight | 12/1/2000 | See Source »

...courses...are probably more diverse than any other department at Harvard," she says. "There's huge diversity in Expos, and you can discern that by looking at the different subjects that are taught and the different ways they are taught...

Author: By Kirsten G. Studlien, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Diversity Lacking in Expos Program | 10/5/2000 | See Source »

Baker's convincing apes, in fact, are what distinguish him most in Hollywood's special-makeup-effects field (just try to discern which ones are real and which are Baker-generated in Gorillas in the Mist). He also has a knack for working in comedy, which is rare among his peers and which has served him well in lighter fare, such as Harry and the Hendersons, two Batman movies and his work with Murphy. He has other makeup skills beyond the dreams of Max Factor: old age (The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman), space aliens (the first Star Wars...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Making Faces | 7/31/2000 | See Source »

...looking at the screen, people can instantly discern each day's openings...

Author: By Victoria C. Hallett, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Hard Choices | 6/8/2000 | See Source »

...Signet Society and ABRW), Bam is curatorially the individual undertaking of Mitch McEwen '00. With a wide-ranging mix of film, sculpture, painting, drawing and photography, the pieces addressed subjects from the political to the aesthetic. Aside from the fact that all of the artists were female, I could discern no line of unity between the works. The wide spans of subjects and media, plus the varied artistic backgrounds of the artists, seemed to dilute the strength of the show; it's hard to lump all "women artists" together and come up with something cohesive. Whether this is an indication...

Author: By Thalia S. Field, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Bam at the Adams House Art Space | 5/19/2000 | See Source »

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