Word: lila
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...turns to this line of work when Lila (Misty Upham), an outcast from the Indian reservation, steals her car, which is ideal for smuggling - capacious trunk and a dashboard release button, handy for quickly off-loading human cargo should trouble arise. The two women form an uneasy partnership and, of course, bad things do start to haunt them. There are the cops and the border patrol to worry about. Also the dangerous scumbags who run the smuggling ring. And the possibility that the ice on the river might crack under the car's weight...
...Trapped by Glenn’s pleas, the lies of her affair, and even her daughter, Annie is possibly the most flawed character. But her pitfalls, while frustrating, evoke our sympathies. In the midst of the adults’ tumultuous drama, Arthur develops a new relationship with his classmate, Lila (Olivia Thirlby, “Juno”). As the older characters become entrenched in a complex web of deception and animosity, Arthur and Lila’s banter is mercifully humorous and lighthearted. Their manner of dealing with the world around them is genuine, beautiful, and adorable?...
...Trapped by Glenn’s pleas, the lies of her affair, and even her daughter, Annie is possibly the most flawed character. But her pitfalls, while frustrating, evoke our sympathies. In the midst of the adults’ tumultuous drama, Arthur develops a new relationship with his classmate, Lila (Olivia Thirlby, “Juno”). As the older characters become entrenched in a complex web of deception and animosity, Arthur and Lila’s banter is mercifully humorous and lighthearted. Their manner of dealing with the world around them is genuine, beautiful, and adorable?...
According to a University of Pennsylvania press release, Faust will be joined on the commencement stage by Paquito D’Rivera, a Cuban musician; Lila R. Gleitman, a professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania; Bert W. O’Malley, a professor of molecular and cellular biology at Baylor College of Medicine; Cyril Ramaphosa, the former secretary general of the African National Congress; and Neil deGrasse Tyson ’80, a director at the American Museum of Natural History...
...Before marrying Lila, Eddie's only reservation about her was that she lacked a sense of comedy. His father bellowed, "Funny's a male gene, idiot." Actually, that is funny, when you consider that the May-directed Heartbreak Kid has it all over the new version in humor, perspective and boffo laffs. Maybe Eddie should have hooked up with Sarah Silverman. Dad might have approved too: a nice Jewish girl...