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...message provoked anger among members of theUndergraduate Council as well, eliciting a flurryof messages on the council e-mail list...
Steven Spielberg, Saving Private Ryan: Of course he's a sure shot--he's won, what, like ten Oscars already, right? Surprisingly, no. Although big Steve has racked up six nominations, he only has one win to his name, for 1994's Schindler's List. Get ready to make it two, though, folks. Whether viewed as an underdog or a front-runner, Spielberg's got it in the bag this year, and rightly so. No other director in the world could have created the searingly realistic battle scenes of Private Ryan. Don't talk to me about narrative flaws--with...
...office receipts morethan double its nearest Best Picture competitor)have a tendency to dominate the highly politicalAcademy Awards. Another element in the film'sfavor: the Academy will doubtless conform to itsrecently instated unwritten law--the longest moviewins. Sound ridiculous? Believe it. Recent winnersTitanic, The English Patient, Braveheartand Schindler's List all conform to thismoronic but increasingly reliable dictum. Okay,Private Ryan only edges out The Thin RedLine by a few seconds (both films have anofficial running time of 170 minutes), but itsmonster box-office and industry clout virtuallyensure a win. If the two war flicks split thevote, Shakespeare might come...
...TIME editors continue to prepare unarbitrary, pointful list of century's most influential people...
...miles to the east, are excellent for biking, hiking and skiing--both downhill and cross-country--and several golf courses are within 20 miles of town. Besides the Shakespeare Festival, there are other theater groups plus community art and music programs and a city symphony with a waiting list for subscribers. Fifteen miles north, the gold-rush town of Jacksonville has scores of antique shops, good restaurants, galleries and more than 80 buildings on the National Register of Historic Places...