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...Stripes’ usual video director, Michel Gondry, or maybe that sense of fun was something that Meg brought to the table. Here’s to hoping that Meg isn’t out of the picture for good, because Jack and The Raconteurs could stand to lighten up a little. —Bernard L. Parham
...devotion to Scientology-neither of which cries out "badass superspy." The spy-movie genre has changed too, taking itself far less seriously these days thanks to movies like Austin Powers and TV shows like Alias, created by new Mission director J.J. Abrams. But perhaps it was time to lighten things up. Says Abrams: "Any time you make a movie with a No. 3 in [its title], you have to have a sense of humor...
...blasts turn to laughs soon after when, to lighten the mood, Gibson has the crew bring out a stuffed jaguar and leads the extras running away in mock terror. But later he admits to TIME, which this month was given the first look at Apocalypto's production, that the utter inexperience of most of the cast is a price he's paying for the authentic feel he wants in the film, in which dialogue is spoken solely in Yucatec Maya. If people were imagining that Gibson, 50, might coast a little after his 2004 movie, The Passion of the Christ...
...posing as a fire-door inspector to try to enter student rooms. After the intrusion, some residents have become more vigilant about reporting visitors, causing an increased number of false alarms regarding suspicious persons. Increased student vigilance, of course, is always desirable. But this bill will also help to lighten the barrage of false reports, freeing police resources. Critics of the policy suggest that no such security risk exists even now, for workers are already required to check in with building managers to obtain a key before entering dormitories. Such an argument, however, ignores the importance of having a general...
...often have high teaching loads,” Rosenblum said. “There are not allowances for people to lighten their teaching load...