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...thoughts on the corruptive properties of cinema, he could have found no more devoted Watch-man than Snyder, who willed the project into screen reality after Terry Gilliam and others failed. The ultimate fetishist auteur, Snyder takes hallowed pulp artifacts--the '70s horror movie Dawn of the Dead, the Frank Miller graphic novel 300 and now this--and films them with the near fanatic fidelity of someone constructing an Eiffel Tower replica out of matchsticks. To Watchmen, he brings a reverence for the text that equals Mel Gibson's in The Passion of the Christ and comes close...
...Vendetta), Moore has declined screen credit on the Watchmen movie. But whatever his thoughts on the corruptive properties of cinema, he could have found no more devoted Watch-man than Snyder. The ultimate fetishist-auteur, he takes hallowed pulp artifacts - the '70s horror movie Dawn of the Dead, the Frank Miller graphic novel 300 and now this - and films them with the near-fanatic fidelity of someone constructing an Eiffel Tower replica out of matchsticks...
...believe that low fat diets are better than high fat diets with the same amount of calories, the study reveals that it is the number of calories that matters most. “I think that people can really pick whatever healthy diet they like,” said Frank M. Sacks, a professor at HSPH and lead author of the study, naming Mediterranean, low-fat, and vegan diets as examples. “Our results say that these diets would work the same.” The researchers said that these findings do not invalidate the effectiveness...
...result. After receiving a bye and an easy win on Friday, Endresen’s run was halted with a 9-0, 9-4, 9-1 loss at the hands of Rochester’s Robby Berner. After winning his first match, 9-3, 10-8, 9-1, junior Frank Cohen lost to No. 5 seed Will Newnham in the second round of the Malloy Cup bracket. Freshman William Ahmed fell in four games in his first-round matchup with Willams’ Cameron Henry. Sophomore Richard Hill, who had earned the fourth seed in the Malloy Cup, retired...
...stereotypes aren’t heavily reinforced, Mun utilizes conspicuous hints to contextualize Joon’s acquaintances—a fellow runaway who endeavors to teach Joon life lessons is named Knowledge, while a former addict who is painfully honest about the difficulties of overcoming addiction is named Frank. Mun’s “Miles from Nowhere” successfully creates an historical snapshot of New York City, providing effective reference points for a specific time and place without revealing significant depth or context. Pop cultural tidbits are peppered throughout the novel—family portraits include...