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...turned in a gem of a 1995 season. He set Harvard's single season rushing record with an 1,101 yard effort, averaging nearly five yards a carry. In five of those games, Hu topped the century mark. He also was the team's leading scorer, putting the ball across the goal line nine times for 56 points...
Lest anyone start to coo over this little gem of the movie, Holofcener knows enough to drop a barb or two: driving home from the country house with Amelia and Laura, with the touching soundtrack running full speed, Frank loudly asks whether they're going to have to listen to "this vagina music" the whole ride...
...delivers the goods, with just the right amount of bite. And the movie's beautiful final shot in a lake eloquently reassures us of Holofcener's underlying sincerity. Apply whatever metaphor you want to the summer movie scene--drought, bloated big-budget feast of fast food--the independent gem "Walking and Talking" provides refreshing proof of life beyond planet Hollywood...
...Brad's a nice guy too. He'd better be, to impress Ms. Danner: "When we heard she was going out with him, we said, 'Oh no.' But he's just a gem, very grounded and family-oriented and loving and real...
...first game, Schafer rode poor Dartmouth fielding and Harvard's characteristically scrappy offense to an 8-3 victory. The next game saw a 3-1 gem by Duffell, and all of a sudden, Harvard had an 11-game winning streak and was the Red Rolfe division champion...