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...during the first third of the movie as Levinson tries to establish Ben’s world. Between the sluggish pace and De Niro’s uninspired acting, there’s nothing to keep audiences’ eyes open other than Levinson’s use of fast cuts to transition between scenes. These cuts create an offputting pace that first lulls the audience into drowsiness and then jolts them awake. Linson, who wrote the screenplay, and Levinson try to incorporate multiple plots into Ben’s life, but many drag on too long. Ben?...
...small. That's beginning to change, though, as the government is in the middle of tripling the size of its national-park system, and local-guide networks are springing up around the country. These moves are coming at the right time, with green travel worldwide growing three times as fast as the entire industry...
...Showtime’s series about a serial killer who lives a double life as a forensic scientist and devoted boyfriend. The catch is, he’s been brought up to kill only those who deserve it. The problem here is that the show built up too fast, and by the end of the second season Dexter had already evaded a statewide manhunt for the “Bay Harbor Butcher” and the only person who knew the truth about him was dead. Now the show lacks the suspense that made it so gripping, instead relying...
...notion of fighting over whether someone is or is not Muslim seems especially preposterous against the backdrop of chaos and crisis gripping Turkey right now over a terrorism trial unprecedented in its scale. Turkey may seem exotic and far removed from the American collective consciousness with Nov. 4 fast approaching, but the long-term importance of this crisis over Muslim identity cannot be dismissed. On Monday, the first court session of this trial had to adjourn because of the crush of people in the courtroom as protesters thronged Silivri prison-court. Tensions are high in Turkey, not because of empty...
...rush for over 100 yards for just the first time in three years, but that doesn’t mean guys haven’t been coming close.“[Culbreath is] good,” Harvard coach Tim Murphy said. “He’s fast, like Princeton seems to have a lot of good speed kids. He’s tough, he’s physical, he sees the field well. He’s arguably running the ball better than anybody in our league right now…we?...