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...appearances by some familiar faces - Fiennes, Guy Pearce, David Morse - are all too brief. But the three leads don't make you long for star power. They're fine: Mackie as the veteran who plays by the book, Geraghty as the subordinate with jumpy nerves, and especially Renner. He's had supporting roles in North Country, 28 Weeks Later and The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, but this is his big chance, and he seizes it. He's ordinary, pudgy-faced, quiet, and at first seems to lack the screen charisma to carry a film. That...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Hurt Locker: A Near-Perfect War Film | 9/4/2008 | See Source »

...they cannot keep - or have no real intention of keeping. Yes, the U.S. told Georgia not to provoke Russia, which was itching for a fight. But ever since the Rose Revolution in 2003, Washington's body language had been different, sending the message that Georgia was a close ally. Fine, but allies come to each other's defense. If that was never Washington's intention should Georgia be threatened, its President, Mikheil Saakashvili, should have been told so, over and over again, in words that left no misunderstanding...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Cost of NATO's Good Intentions | 9/4/2008 | See Source »

...chasing the high notes, but the miles on Wilson's voice make his eternal innocence seem that much sweeter. The songs are slight ruminations on '60s L.A., some barely memorable, but as delivery devices for an optimistic soul, they do just fine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 5 Things You Should Know About | 9/4/2008 | See Source »

...fact that the U.S. textbook was divided into three separate volumes, while the international version came as one book. Rodgers also purchased a $68 mathematical logic textbook ($130 new), which was nearly identical to her classmates' version except that it was paperback instead of hardcover. "Which is fine, because I prefer paperback," says Rodgers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Outsourcing the Textbook | 9/4/2008 | See Source »

...worked on numerous issues with Governor Romney, Representative [Eric] Cantor, and Governor Jindal," Hastert said. "All three of these men are fine gentlemen who could have made great VPs, but I also know that Senator McCain wanted to make a completely unconventional pick...

Author: By Prateek Kumar, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: GOP Responds to Palin Buzz | 9/3/2008 | See Source »

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