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They rarely work at all, unless followed by a liberal dose of bombs. But in the case of Haiti, the sanctions voted into effect last Friday will hurt the very people the U.N. wants to help--and do little to restore democracy to the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere...
...largely the determined campaign of Bradley Smith, the head of the State Department's reward program, that secured Awad his payment. For the neglected Awad, Smith's efforts represented the dose of appreciation and human kindness that had been missing all along. Last week when Awad was finally given his long-awaited check, he seemed less interested in the record- breaking payment than in the presence of Smith at the paltry ceremony. "He took my heart," Awad said. "I know he did everything he could." Later that afternoon, Awad announced he would advise his lawyers to drop his suit...
...think that our policies are basically soundand work well," he says. "Still, they would workeven better if we all had a healthy dose of mutualrespect and common sense...
...House of the Spirits" as a film simply dose not work., Conjectures as to why this is so range from the competing personalities of a international all-star cast (Jeremy Irons, Meryl Streep, Glenn Close, Winona Ryder, Vanessa Redgrave, Antonio Banderas, and the list goes on), to the diverging interests and interpretations of a Danish director (Bille August), a German producer (Bernd Eichinger) and a Chilean novelist...
...film's plots (including "Je m'appelle Victor," which stars the infamously outlandish Jeanne Moreau). And with the screening of Robert Altman's 1992 wry look at Hollywood, "The Player," and the panel discussion on April 9, "To Hell with Hollywood," workshop participants should get a healthy dose of what its really like to be on the edge in film making these days. In addition, the 2nd annual Tournage Awards will be awarded to two directors who are "confronting the difficulties of producing original, independent--minded projects." This year's winners will be Filip Forgeau and Maryel Ferraud who directed...