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Pascali's Island is a film destined to remind people of this and more about the Ottomans. And although it may serve as a history lesson to some, it will also reawaken old stereotypes about Turks, about their greed, their savagery and their pettiness. Written and directed by James Dearden (who also wrote the screenplay for last year's sleeper, Fatal Attraction), Pascali's Island is a different kind of empire film. Instead of glorifying empire, it is decidedly unsympathetic. Stripped of the pageantry of the Raj, the decadence of a forbidden city and intriguing tribesman, this film ineffectively belittles...
Indeed, one major lesson in the ruckus over Scorsese's Last Temptation is that believers do care about the historical Jesus and urgently want him to square with the figure they know through faith. They are not likely to be stirred by the less-than-robust Jesuses resulting from higher criticism. The piling up of sheer historical fact about the Galilean, however, is not sufficient. Even a clearer, more traditional Jesus of history is inadequate if he does not evoke spiritual awe. "We can, of course, discuss our different pictures of the historical Jesus until the end of time," says...
Fortas had betrayed his own ideals, and in the process made the myth of Camelot and the Great Society seem a cruel hoax. One could fight for truth and justice and make a pretty good buck while doing it, was the lesson he taught. One could also cozy up to power, find for himself a comfortable niche in the White House power structure and never fear that he would be accountable...
...knows today that the number of Abe Fortases who roam the White House halls and never get caught simply because they never officially become a part of the government is large. And so long as their ranks remain large, the lesson of the rise and ruin of Abe Fortas will never be fully learned...
...with about 20 or 30 kids," says Katie Humes, who takes care of the children at day care. "Imagine if we adults had to constantly be trying to get along with that many people. And then some parents come expecting to take their kid to gymnastics or some other lesson. And they wonder why the child is crying. It can all be too much...