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...movie.Much of “Akeelah and the Bee” is based upon Akeelah’s inability to fit in anywhere. Although, she is far more intelligent than her peers in Crenshaw, she is noticeably less sophisticated than her cohorts at the bees. During her journey, she inadvertently befriends Javier (J.R. Villarreal), a lovable character who enthusiastically welcomes her into his world of wealth and privilege, respects her spelling prowess, and even develops a little crush on her.The plot is fairly predictable, but refreshingly realistic. Unlike the documentary “Spellbound,” most...
...stewardesses gossiping. At the same time, delicately orchestrated shots of the hijackers preparing for their suicide mission leave the heart pounding with dread by the time the airplane doors close. We all know how the flight will end, but that knowledge only heightens the tension of the journey. There has already been much discussion about how appropriate “United 93” is at this time. Theatergoers and the families of victims had complained about the emotionally packed trailer for the film. This is only the latest installment in a series of captivating attempts at dealing with 9/11...
...them to Vientiane, where Hite, the activist once arrested by the Chinese, was waiting. On Dec. 24, Kim called her mother in Seoul, and Hite called Kim Sang Hun and Peters. A month later, Peters and Kim Sang Hun went to Thailand to meet the latest survivor of the journey along the underground railroad. When Kim Myong Suk saw the two men waiting for her, she grasped Kim Sang Hun's hand and stared at the ground speechless, overcome with gratitude and pain...
...inherits his grandfather’s most valuable possession: a desiccated vulture which allegedly belonged to a notorious Cincinnati thug. Against his avaricious family’s wishes, Theodore takes his family’s heirloom to the PBS show Antiques Roadshow to get appraised. Along the journey from his depressing home to public television, he meets an unlikely love interest (Kathleen E. Hale ’09) and overcomes his inferiority complex. Bartels was very engaging as the sarcastic, impenetrable protagonist, shining especially in his poignant apostrophe to the vulture (yes, to the vulture...
LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT