Word: flats
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...film has been criticized for its flat characterization, ambiguous exposition, and awkward camerawork by cinematographer Zhang Yimou. Indeed, transitions from scene to scene are abrupt and jarring, and the camera remains stationary throughout each scene as characters walk in and out of the frame. However, this lack of sophistication serves also to enhance the bare setting and the serious reflection the filmmakers had in mind. “Every kind of criticism leveled against the film is precisely its strength in retrospect,” Wang says...
...inevitably stumbling across new finds. Several thousand posters, lithographs, and engravings, for example, were rediscovered in the photograph collection. Originally stored in Widener, these materials were moved to the Fine Arts Library not because they were necessarily artworks but simply because it was the only library that stored flat materials. Their subject matter ranges from politics to health and hygiene and are from a wide range of time periods. Recent finds also include a copy of the architectural plans for Grand Central Station, a photograph of a scoreboard from a World Series game with Babe Ruth’s name...
...While it seems as though this world just couldn’t get any wackier, more challenges confront the Black Kids. They battle skull-headed demons with force fields. Their two-pronged swords of light flash against the darkness. They even manage to find a glowing volume of spells flat in the middle of the desert. Theirs is a universe where the unreal is realized. The band’s name is even seen in lights not once, not twice, but four times. In short, they “don’t care what you’ve been...
...station,” Will explains to said friend. “You’d gone flat, playing tricks, not like Emily at all. I wanted to cool down. I wanted to take my clothes off. Then you came and wrapped around me like a blanket...
...Christian Colson and an Indian child rights group, Plan India). The trust issued a statement saying that its representatives are in regular contact with Rubina and her parents to help protect the child's interests. "We are looking towards shifting the family out of the slum and into a flat, which will be held in trust till the children turn 18," says Noshir H. Dadrawala, one of the trustees. "We will also provide them a monthly stipend of 5,000 to 6,000 rupees ($100-$120) to cover their living costs." The trust also plans to hire a local counselor...