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...Hard Times The financial crisis is man-made [Oct. 13], but it looks as though nobody is responsible. Valery Levinson, KARMIEL, ISRAEL...
...which normally dominates the screen with its intensity, is flat and lackluster. He seems to want his character to be stony and cold, but instead comes off as indifferent and detached. Perhaps De Niro has just made one too many movies; he seriously looks like he needs a break. Levinson, who won the Oscar for best director in 1988 for “Rain Man,” is not in top-notch form. In “What Just Happened?” the individual scenes creep along, especially during the first third of the movie as Levinson tries...
...speak as one who invested early in Rourke futures. Reviewing Barry Levinson's 1982 buddy comedy Diner, I wrote that "the prize in this gallery is Mickey Rourke, who made a strong impression in Body Heat and assumes command of Diner whenever he is onscreen. With a face as handsome as it is streetwise, and a smile that manages to be both shy and cunning, Rourke has the potential of a young Jack Nicholson...
...water-conservation efforts go beyond altruism. It's trying to protect its brand and ensure the availability of a crucial ingredient. By 2025, two-thirds of the global population will face water shortages due to climate change, urbanization and population growth, according to a recent JP Morgan report. Marc Levinson, lead author of the report, says businesses that don't address looming shortages run the risk of plant closures, water rationing and sullied reputations. "There's a major risk of being punished by customers," he says. "These are real business risks. This is not something far off in the future...
...Underinvestment in agriculture was partly due to fears that funds would be wasted due to rampant corruption and mismanagement. "I remember going over to Sudan in 1985 and seeing donated tractors that had rusted over," says Ellen Levinson, executive director of the Washington-based Alliance for Food Aid. African nations' own policies have also been inadequate. In 2002, African Union leaders vowed to spend 10% of their annual budgets on agricultural development; few of the 53 member nations have consistently met that target. "We have been warning of the dangers for a long time," says Simon Scott, head of statistics...