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...followup to the gorgeous but lifeless Lawrence of Arabia. Doctor Zhivago retains Lawrence’s social conscience and its pitch-perfect cinematography, but, unlike Lawrence, it also possesses the compelling characters and tense, terse plotting that so distinguished Lean’s masterpieces Bridge on the River Kwai and Brief Encounter. Stars Omar Sharif and Julie Christie could not be lovelier, but supporting players Alec Guinness, Rod Steiger and especially Tom Courtenay also have ample space to prove why they are titans of their craft. Among other things, this is a movie to drink in—it?...
...family in 1949's Kind Hearts and Coronets) and the impotent men of responsibility in David Lean's epics. In 1962's Lawrence of Arabia, Guinness's sly Prince Feisal watches from the sidelines, hoping to take advantage of Lawrence's heroism. In The Bridge on the River Kwai, his Colonel Nicholson becomes so obsessed with British pride he ends up a puppet of his Japanese captors. Even from those sidelines, Guinness could loom over a film. In Doctor Zhivago, his burnt-out, hollow face is unforgettably marked by the horrors of war. His Herbert Pocket in Great Expectations shines...
...Kong is slowly returning to normal. Face masks have disappeared from mannequins in couture window displays, the handshake is once again the business greeting of choice, and restaurants and bars don't look like furniture showrooms anymore. "Everything seems a bit rosier now," says Jonathan Zeman, COO of Lan Kwai Fong Holdings, owner of many trendy bars, restaurants and serviced apartments catering to the expat community in the city center. "We are seeing a lot more business travelers at our places." That includes those on the steep stone streets of the lively Lan Kwai Fong district, a must-stop...
...more tranquil spot on earth. Farther downstream, though, the Mae Klong flexes its muscles, narrowing into Class 4 and 5 rapids that should satisfy most adrenaline cravings, before disappearing into a maze of deadly subterranean caves to re-emerge in neighboring Kanchanaburi province as the famous River Kwai...
...emergency room at Toronto's Scarborough Grace hospital was, as usual, overwhelmed and understaffed when a man arrived the night of March 7. The triage nurse who first looked at Tse Chi Kwai, 43, immediately escorted him into the E.R. "He had a fever and a cough, and he was having a hard time catching his breath," says Jane Eckersall, 26, the principal nurse who treated Tse that evening. "And he looked scared." Tse had reason to be. On March 5, his mother died at home after suffering what had been diagnosed as a chest infection. A day before...