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...bounty of great scenes, little miracles of kinesis, and this one is no exception. Any time the film takes place in a plane, it soars (one thrilling takeoff, two amazing crashes). The Aviator has an opulence reminiscent of classic MGM. There's also an efficient crackle to the postwar duel Hughes wages with a crafty Senator (Alan Alda). But this handsome movie is an oddly well-behaved one to come from the preternaturally energetic Scorsese...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Movies: Looking for Hughes in the High Clouds | 12/17/2004 | See Source »

...instruments and background sounds begin to drop away, culminating in a brief standstill, which immediately starts back up again with a calmer and more straightforwardly-jazzy piano and vocal improvisation. The insane wall of percussion resumes again, and the track winds down with a xylophone section and piano duel, finally ending with two strikingly graceful minutes of the two pianos, chimes, and vocal accompaniment...

Author: By Jim Fingal, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Review of the Week | 12/10/2004 | See Source »

...rivalry started in 1875, and Yale dominated for much of the early years—after Harvard won 4-0 in the first hotly contested duel between the two schools, Yale went unbeaten in the next 11 contests. Winning by scores of 1-0 on many different occasions, the Elis dominated the Crimson up until...

Author: By Robert C. Boutwell, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Embrace | 11/18/2004 | See Source »

MOST ENTERTAINING ENCORE Senator Zell Miller, after his anti-Kerry fulmination at the Republican National Convention, challenges MSNBC's Chris Matthews to a duel...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: That Wacky Campaign | 11/15/2004 | See Source »

Glauber’s videos are available online at www.courses.fas.harvard.edu/~scia29. On September 20, around minute 35, Glauber strokes a phallic fluorescent light and engages in his lightsaber duel...

Author: By M. AIDAN Kelly, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Slow Motion For Me | 11/12/2004 | See Source »

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