Word: lossing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Harvard opened the season by winning the first five games ever played at Jordan Field, but the loss to Dartmouth marked the third consecutive Saturday on which the Crimson (10-5, 3-3) was defeated on its new synthetic-turf home...
...world nods in agreement. But how much of it is real--and how much is hallucination caused by that lack of oxygen? Look closer and the house of cards crumbles. Paltrow was "inconsolable" after her break-up with Brad Pitt; she cried in magazines for months, lamenting the loss of the "love of her life" and partly blaming the media for the fall-out. Three months later--three months!--Ben Affleck becomes her rebound man. A short while later, he gets spit out on Santa Monica Boulevard by the Gwynesaurus, and she macs on Guy Oseary, a Madonna ex-flame...
...personal life is the dominant plot-line, Meryl Streep is (as always) refreshing in her portrayal of Guaspari and compensates for the slow start. Streep's characterization of the man-dependent and recently divorced Navy wife is humorous and real. She is a pathetic mess, crazed by the loss of the only role she's ever known--that of her husband's server. But the quality doesn't stop there. Add about a hundred witty second-graders and an inspiring real-life account of these underprivileged kids, and you have yourself a worthwhile story. I was charmed by the triumphs...
Harvard is also riding the momentum off a huge win of its own. Last week's victory over Princeton, combined with Cornell's loss, propelled the Crimson right back into the thick of the Ivy League race, leaving it tied for second place with Yale and Penn and only one-half game behind Cornell and Brown with three games remaining...
...Sure the religious themes of loss and redemption may not be original, but Scorsese's creation bleeds Frank Pierce and the nighttime world of New York City with all its grotesque beauty and pain. This film needs no savior, but it still owes a lot of its moving power to its star, Nicolas Cage, who finally takes a break' from all of Joel Bruckheimer's testosterone flicks and returns to an actor's movie, one that can showcase his intensity and expressive range. Cage has found the perfect vehicle to display his talent as another less glorious, but equally moving...