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...controversial incident occurred just after Chaudry had beaten Yale freshman Kenneth Chan to clinch the CSA National Team championship for Trinity, its twelfth in a row. Chaudry, who is a foot taller than Chan, screamed in his opponent’s face before leaving the court and slammed the door behind him trapping Chan inside...
Although the CSA was set to allow Chaudry to compete in the Individual National Championship, some speculate that Trinity College asked him to pull out of the tournament. Whatever the reason, West expressed disappointment that he won’t have the chance to face off against Chaudry in such an important match...
...slight overemphasis on the setting can be forgiven in an opera where oftentimes the stakes are unclear or hard to sympathize with. The moral gravity of life under a totalitarian régime refashions Floria Tosca (Michelle Trainor) as a heroine of freedom in the face of oppression, rather than the intemperate diva she is frequently made out to be in other productions. Scarpia is no longer merely cruel; he is now a Fascist and a racist, and therefore triply loathsome...
Trust of the government, trust of friends and family, and trust of oneself are questioned as infection spreads and eventually manifests itself in both the physical and psychological states of the characters. Though the film is not without its plot twists and necessary in-your-face gore, it improves upon typical genre fare by creatively turning everyday situations into brutal nightmares; no viewer will ever, ever go through a carwash again without checking for crazies. One thing is for sure: “The Crazies” will please and scare both newcomers and the zombie-genre faithful...
...Wilson's father says that if his persistence helps achieve that, he'll be glad. Experts say the state coroner and Wilson's family face an uphill battle in trying to force Canberra to hand over the case-file pages it is withholding, but Peter Wilson says he's going ahead with it. "The truth that might come out can help others," he says...