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...other lead characters, Robert Windemere (Mark Umbers, “The Merchant of Venice”) and the wonderfully named Lord Darlington (Stephen Cambell Moore, “Bright Young Things”), are so instantly forgettable that it is lucky that few of the important plot twists lie in their hands. The movie does, however, have a few saving graces. Tom Wilkinson (“Shakespeare in Love”) gives a splendid performance as Tuppy, a charming British aristocrat with no qualms about being loved for his money. Wilkinson delivers Wilde’s dialogue with ease...
After her 16-year-old cousin is raped, Briony instantly identifies the perpetrator as Robbie, whom she has already judged to be a “thoroughly bad person.” And what ultimately compels Briony to lie about Robbie’s involvement, ensuring his wrongful incarceration, is the irresistible literary appeal of the event. By insisting that she “knows” Robbie as the shadowy figure she witnessed fleeing the scene of the crime, Briony can simultaneously create and partake in “her story, the one that was writing itself around...
...leader”. We are conditioned to crave, love, and live the line. Lines can also be a very positive recreational force on society. Standing in line at CVS is the perfect time to check out the latest issue of People, and I’m not going to lie and say I haven’t made friends with people in line with me at Annenberg. Lines are also useful for eavesdropping, gossip, and other guiltily indulgent social activities generally frowned upon unless you’re standing one person behind the other. For all of their virtues...
...greatest problem facing any new leadership in Haiti may lie in convincing Haitians and their friends abroad that things are going to change for the better. "Each time there is a new government we say the same things, then support [for Haiti from abroad] appreciably drops," admits Elizabeth Spehar, who has been working with the Special Mission and Electoral Technical Assistance Program of the OAS in Haiti. "We dump money into elections, then get distracted so that every ten years there's another crisis. The election is the big mamou. It's the starting point, but if you just leave...
Best or worst lie you’ve ever told: I swear I only had two glasses of wine...