Word: knighting
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...city, and the effect this has on his family, A History of Violence earned a heap of critics' prizes and two Oscar nominations. Now Cronenberg is, for the moment, a helmer for hire. His new film, which opens this Friday in some U.S. cities, was written by Steve Knight, author of the multi-ethnic London underworld drama Dirty Pretty Things, and it has a lot in common with that movie and with A History of Violence...
...melodrama from David Cronenberg, the Canadian director with three decades of weird thrills on his résumé, has the vibe of his last one, A History of Violence. Viggo Mortenson is again a charismatic mystery man involved with organized crime. This time, in a script by Steve Knight (Dirty Pretty Things), it's the Russian mob in London. Naomi Watts plays the innocent trapped in a toxic...
...farm also plans to expand its grassland to about 400 acres from 325. Clark Driftmier, a spokesman for Aurora, said these plans had been in the works for at least two years and that its customers - whom he declined to name - have expressed support. Says Bruce Knight, undersecretary for marketing and regulatory programs at the USDA: "We'll be looking over their shoulder for the next year, and if they fail to come into full compliance, we'll be taking serious action...
...nationalists while simultaneously disarming militias tied to Shi'ite Iran. There is no one who can assert control over militia-dominated government ministries while simultaneously asserting control over Sunni communities that remain antagonistic towards the central government. As a senior Western diplomat observed earlier this month, there is no knight in shining armor waiting in the wings to solve the country's problems if and when Maliki finally succumbs...
...mutual affection among the Latin American leaders, fellow leftists all. Last March, the couple played host to Chavez, and allowed him to use his visit to stage a rally against the U.S. and President Bush - who in Chavez-speak is both "a political cadaver" and "an imperialist knight." But the Kirchners are not too happy about one recent inflow of Venezuelan money into Argentina - especially if it jeopardizes Mrs. Kirchner's still-formidable advantage in the race to succeed her husband in October...