Word: informativeness
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Jack the butcher (Michael Caine) is dead. His three pals and his adopted son (beautifully played by Tom Courtenay, David Hemmings, Bob Hoskins and Ray Winstone) bibulously set forth to scatter his ashes in the sea. As they drive, flashbacks inform us of a life richer in complexity, coincidence and moral confusion than we might expect from a humble shopkeeper. Schepisi also wrote this patient adaptation of Graham Swift's Booker prizewinning novel, in which wry humor and even a certain sexiness break through the reserve of a rueful, realistic, but finally emotionally rewarding film. --By Richard Schickel
...also addressed what he believes is the underlying source of prisoners' agitation - what's going to happen to them and when - by telling the prisoners over loudspeakers that they "would be judged fairly, at some time in the future." Lehnert will now speak to the detainees weekly to inform them what, if anything, he knows of their status...
...trying to inform people of the responsibility of the U.S. government for the massive human rights violations perpetrated by Israel against Palestine,” said Hanauer, who has been an active proponent of Palestinian human rights...
...groups have planned events to inform students about how to prevent eating disorders and spot warning signs of the illnesses. Taylor said the week would also address how the media contributes to negative stereotypes and perceptions of people who worry about their body images...
...your parental concern," conceded a Californian who took offense at our youthful emblem of vulnerability, "but there are others who don't consider this a flattering mirror and who wonder if there is not just a little more contempt than compassion for those whom it is your ambition to inform." Or as a Minnesotan put it, "Please portray the American public as it is--grown-up and thoroughly confused...