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...Sometimes what we call ambition is simply talent so great that it cannot contain itself. Mozart, Einstein, Paul McCartney and Bill Gates come to mind. But in other cases, ambition is just greed. Many of the famous folk in your story fit the latter category. Ken Taub St. James, New York...
...little dialogue to lead viewers through a story of small people in a gorgeous landscape. On landing in America, Capt. Smith (Colin Farrell) is intoxicated, beatified, by the new land?s abundance. ?Here the blessings of the earth are bestowed upon all,? he declares. ?None need grow poor.? Greed will be made obsolete amid such natural wealth. He is also stunned by the beauty of the Indian princess (Q?orianka Kilcher), whom he sees as a new and improved species of human. She and her people, he thinks, will ?create a fresh example for humanity.? As you know from history...
...Their easiest prey is the flotilla of fishing trawlers, ferries and small trading boats that ply the island waters. The booty includes everything from cargoes of fish to duty-free goods being trafficked in a centuries-old barter trade between East Malaysia and the Philippine island of Mindanao. 'The greed of the pirates is unbelievable,' says a Malaysian official...
With a colorfully assorted and hilarious cast of characters—including a woefully simple-minded law clerk and fire-and-brimstone Anabaptist, “The Alchemist” brings a compelling story to the Harvard stage. Driven by greed, each fool seeks the supernatural aid of the alchemist (aptly named Subtle, played by Steve A. Travierso ’09) and is subsequently duped out of his worldly possessions. Face (Zachary B. Sniderman ’09 ), a crafty butler with an absentee master, and Dol (Alexandra M. Jacobs ’08), a ferocious prostitute, are Subtle?...
Well-directed and brilliantly acted, “The Alchemist” draws modern audiences into its unwavering yet comical depiction of man’s greed and subsequent vulnerability. By the end of the show, it is clear that the raw material of the alchemist’s dark work does not concern the metal in his laboratory, but rather the timeless human weaknesses, which even modern audiences possess...