Word: jill
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...delved into the world of theater acting and eventually film. In 1998 she wrote, directed, and starred in “Lo and Jo,” a short film that won numerous accolades. In her new movie (and second feature film to date), “Jack and Jill vs. the World,” Parise again takes on the numerous roles of actress, director, producer, and co-writer. Juggling all of these responsibilities proved a tremendous challenge. “Actually, the writing happened first, so that’s isolated and fine to do along with everything...
...inconsistency of his American accent; the rest of Ben’s underdevelopment is the fault of screenwriters Peter Steinfeld and Allan Loeb.Likewise, Ben’s nerdy MIT friends and fellow cardsharks, like the cliché “hot-girl-in-a-geeky-school” Jill Taylor (Kate Bosworth), are simple caricatures. The unconvincing romance that develops between Ben and Jill is an afterthought seemingly thrown in to attract female ticket buyers. Their scenes together interrupt the action on the casino floor and slacken the movie’s otherwise fast pace.Spacey is the only actor whose...
...major shift. From ignoring complaints about its Sudan links, China has appointed its own special envoy for Darfur and has sent aid to the peacekeeping force in the conflict region. U.S. President George W. Bush's former envoy to Sudan, Andrew Natsios, publicly praised China's stance, and even Jill Savitt, director of the activist group Dream for Darfur, acknowledged that Beijing has taken some measures to reduce suffering in Sudan...
...actor to play Precious," he says. "We workshopped it with eight or nine people, some very big stars. I basically gave up." Finally, while trawling YouTube two months before shooting was due to start, Minghella came across a poetry performance by Grammy Award?winning R&B singer Jill Scott, and "saw something...
...approaching Broadway with a refreshing lack of preconceptions. And audiences, despite all the Internet-age doomsayers, may be ready for them, judging from the excitement generated by shows like Spring Awakening. "Theater is becoming groovy and cool again," says Kevin McCollum, a co-producer (along with Jeffrey Seller and Jill Furman) of In the Heights as well as Rent. "As technology is isolating us more and more, I think there is a thirst to gather. Actually having to show up somewhere at 8 o'clock, being part of a community, is very healing and powerful." What's more, the eclipse...