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Here the film, written with unforced ease by Jeff Nathanson and directed in the same graceful spirit by Spielberg, makes its largest fictional leap; it conflates several FBI pursuers into one. But that's more than all right, because Carl Hanratty is wonderfully played by Tom Hanks. He wears half-horn-rims and a dorky little hat, speaks in a grating Boston accent and tends to spend his Christmas Eves at the office eating Chinese takeout and obsessing about Abagnale. It's a delicious comic portrayal, though not more so than Leonardo DiCaprio's charming impersonation of Abagnale, which...
...turning point came when BC, ahead by six, gained the ball on a defensive rebound and seemed headed for easy fast break points with a long pass over center court. But a giant leap by 5’11 Harvey blocked the ball’s intended path, and Harvey hustled upcourt and dished to captain Brady Merchant for an open three that cut the deficit...
...ever seen it firsthand, you know it's true. HDTV really is that good, with a picture resolution six times as rich as ordinary analog TV--some 2 million pixels. Colors pop, and edges are crisp and distinct, revealing every hair and wrinkle. Enthusiasts call it a technological leap as momentous as the transition from vinyl to compact discs...
...family's instigation but keeps a flat in London. The relocations have made him feel like a constant outsider - in England because he is and in America because he prefers England - which helps his writing: "It allows you to see things differently. Things leap out at you." That perspective also fuels memorable comic moments, as in one of the funniest scenes in 2000's Down Under. Bryson is chased by wild dogs in the Australian outback but ends up suffering his worst injury at his own hands, when he conks himself on the head with a brick. Bryson has proved...
...Federal Government since the Truman Administration, was the biggest thing standing between a cranky lame-duck Senate and its holiday break. Lott got the deal he wanted, but the props speak to larger realities about the new department. It's a creature born of politics, haste and a leap of faith. President Bush initially rejected the concept, then embraced it last June amid revelations of large-scale pre-9/11 intelligence failures. But will merging 22 federal agencies into a single department whose primary mission is fighting terrorism actually make us any safer? Probably, the experts...