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Saddam achieved his mythic proportions largely by casting the 1991 war sparked by his occupation of Kuwait as an epic showdown with America and with Israel, which he dragged into the conflict by launching missiles at Tel Aviv. He still has followers, notably among Palestinians who love his implacable opposition to Israel and appreciate the cash he doles out to families of suicide bombers. But 13 years later, it's hard to ignore the fact that apart from the Scud attacks on Israel, Saddam's military campaigns have always targeted fellow Muslims--Iranians, Kuwaitis and even Iraqi Kurds...
...went--until it couldn't go at all. And Keith Fulton and Louis Pepe, who signed on to do a nice little Making of...documentary, found themselves with an Unmaking of...epic on their hands. It will fascinate and possibly even delight cinephiles. Who does not enjoy gawking at accidents, particularly those in which there are no fatalities and the sad story unfolds in almost slow-motion clarity? The film, however, is not likely to prove cautionary for other filmmakers. There was no shortage of Sancho Panzas on this shoot. But in show biz, the one-eyed visionary is always...
Having honored Huston as its Woman of the Year last week, the Pudding premiered It’s A Wonderful Afterlife last night after roasting Man of the Year Scorsese. Fresh off a Golden Globe victory for Gangs of New York, the director and his historical epic received Oscar nominations on Tuesday, with Scorsese the frontrunner in the race for best director...
...many little things here and there throughout the movie that make it great.” There are an array of musical stylings, ranging from Irish bagpipes to Dr. Dre, interspersed clips of social events, interviews with team members and even a split-screen view of one particularly epic play shown simultaneously from different angles à la “The Matrix”. Occasional quotes from Sun Tzu’s “The Art of War” also help to remind viewers of ultimate frisbee’s relative place in the scale of human...
Yadav won an epic five-game match against Princeton sophomore Nathan Beck, coming back to take the last three games, 10-8, 10-9 and 9-1, after trailing...