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...believe that your sacrifice is in a worthy cause. But whose fault is it if that belief is hard to sustain? Is it the fault of people who note that the cause is not worthy? Or is it the fault of the people who sent American soldiers into this distant desert in an unworthy cause...
...after her first defender Julian (Julianne Moore) is killed. The rebel group of which Julian was part, The Fishes, turns out to want the baby for its own political purposes. Owen’s performance in “Closer” proved his ability to play aloof and distant characters, and his portrayal of Theo reinforces his command of that personality. Moore, during her short appearance, infuses her character with an immense vitality and power. But the force of the movie ultimately lies in how scarily realistic it is. London, where Theo lives, is not depicted as futuristic...
...that one second, I’m saying nasty stuff and the next, I turn into father mode,” he says. Just as the Olsen Twins have separated themselves from their “Full House” days, Saget seems to have cultivated a persona distant from Danny Tanner and earned a cult following with his turns in “The Aristocrats” and “Entourage.” “People ask me, ‘Is that what you’re like at home? Sitting around with women, smoking...
...That is still a distant prospect, but Filonov's place in the teeming history of early Soviet art has been secured. Back in 1988, the first Filonov show in 56 years was received mostly as a novelty. Now, Witness of the Unseen treats Filonov's oeuvre as classic art that commands the same depth of regard that Filonov invested in it. His aesthetic achievements are enough to mark him out as an utter original. Behind them lurk the bittersweet discoveries of an artist who plunged deeply into human dejection even as he reached for a beauty...
...some of Chicago's poorest neighborhoods. I joined with pastors and lay-people to deal with communities that had been ravaged by plant closings. I saw that the problems people faced weren't simply local in nature - that the decision to close a steel mill was made by distant executives; that the lack of textbooks and computers in schools could be traced to the skewed priorities of politicians a thousand miles away; and that when a child turns to violence, there's a hole in his heart no government could ever fill...