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...video games do not work on the big screen. This phenomenon is even more applicable to Wing Commander, a computer game that already bills itself as an interactive movie. There is absolutely no need to make the transition between computer screen and theater screen. As soon as the interactive element is gone, there is little to capture the interest of the audience. Wing Commander: The Movie crashes and burns...
...relationship between our three campaigns. There is substantial overlap between the two labor campaigns, and many were unsure as to where the Coalition Against Sexual Violence fit it. But we have a lot more in common with the coalition than any of us thought. Gender is a crucial element in labor issues; thus virtually all codes of conducts acknowledge specifically the abuse and discrimination to which women in sweatshops (not to mention decent workplaces) are subjected. What it boils down to is that each of our campaigns has a serious human rights dimension. We ultimately realized that our dissatisfaction with...
...said that several people supporting therequirement to withdraw held the position "that itwas consensual," the senior administrator added."I think it was a substantial element of [theircase...
...brazen hypocrites. Antiabortion activists willing to kill for their cause are indefensible. Many people are unsure where they stand on abortion; as an ethical issue it comes in infinite shades of morality ranging from conception to birth. But anti-abortion activists who are silent while a violent fringe element do their dirty work stand against the constitution...
...WILL WIN: Saving PrivateRyan, Movies that score with critics andaudiences alike (Ryan was uniformlywell-reviewed, and its box-office receipts morethan double its nearest Best Picture competitor)have a tendency to dominate the highly politicalAcademy Awards. Another element in the film'sfavor: the Academy will doubtless conform to itsrecently instated unwritten law--the longest moviewins. Sound ridiculous? Believe it. Recent winnersTitanic, The English Patient, Braveheartand Schindler's List all conform to thismoronic but increasingly reliable dictum. Okay,Private Ryan only edges out The Thin RedLine by a few seconds (both films have anofficial running time of 170 minutes), but itsmonster...