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...March 21), I was disappointed that the writer misunderstood or just plain missed so much of the brilliant production put on by Brett E. Egan '99 and Sam C. Speedie '99, but I've long since become used to Crimson reviewers being overly critical of some of HRDC's finer shows...
...wine, mere fermented grape juice. Even vintage, another word for classic, is derived from the Latin word for wine. However, old items are not always palatable on first try. Hence, true appreciation often needs to be cultivated. Only then has one developed taste and an appreciation of the finer, more delicate and intellectual side of life...
Since the stumbling block to appreciating this film is perhaps all too clear, a review of the film's finer qualities is perhaps in order: the war stuff. If nothing else, director Richard Attenborough has captured the spirit of grand old heroism through images of wartime Italy. The screen fills now with ranks charging across the fetid trenches, now with peaceful shots of classical architecture, eloquently summing up the destruction of innocence by the ravages...
...Flaps and Seals," students study the finer points of surreptitiously opening and resealing letters. "Tradecraft" course work includes picking up messages from dead drops, clandestine photography of enemy documents and the use of disguises. In another tutorial, a cocktail party is staged where students learn how to strike up a conversation with a potential source. Sometimes even the wives of recruits are taught how to spot foreign agents tailing them...
...Anderson '99; Pforzheimer: Joseph G. Cleeman '98, Selamawi H. Asgedom '99, Justin E. Porter '99, Aaron P. Easterly '99, Heather Chang '97; Quincy: Grimmelmann, Daniel S. Quint '97, Ali Ahsan '98, Christopher Minchberg '99, Josh Derman '99, Michael A. O'Mary '99; Winthrop: Hollis C. Waite '98, Jonathan J. Finer '98, Terry-Ann M. Burrell '99, Jason L. Perri '98, Jaime K. Chambron '99; Canaday-Union: Thomas P. Windom '00, Lillian J. Epstein '00, Noah Z. Seton '00, Maneesh R. Amancharla '00, Raqeeb M. Haque '00, Kathryn M. Hayes '00; North Yard: Brian J. Rosenthal '00, Beth A. Stewart...