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...Lions for Lambs, Hollywood brought its heaviest star artillery yet to a film about the Iraq mess. Tom Cruise, Streep and Robert Redford (he also directed) were the big guns in a civics lesson that blamed politicians, the media and the public. By doing wrong or doing nothing, we failed our troops, our country and our better selves. Cruise's first film for his United Artists proved a mission: impossible. It grossed a measly $6.7 million its opening weekend...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why the Iraq Films Are Failing | 11/15/2007 | See Source »

...jerky...and then on stage, I try to be a son of a bitch,” he says. “When I’m battling someone, I’m out for blood. I’m in your face. I’m there to mess...

Author: By Daniel J. Mandel, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The All-Spin Zone | 11/14/2007 | See Source »

...Year—in 2006-07, he was eighth in the Ivies in scoring, third in rebounding, and first in field-goal and three-point accuracy. Plus, he tallied a team-leading five wins on the mound for the Columbia baseball team.Senior center Ben Nwachukwu does not mess around. Point guard Patrick Foley is an electric playmaker, and coach Joe Jones is knee-deep in wings who can shoot. The Lions may make City college hoops (apologies to Manhattan and Wagner and the like) relevant come March.3. YALEThe thing with Yale is you can mark it down for five...

Author: By Jonathan Lehman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: BASKETBALL '07: IN LEHMAN'S TERMS: Around the Ivies | 11/13/2007 | See Source »

...well-acted scene of the film. Disappointingly, she gives in to her bosses’ wishes and refrains from being the strong figure that the film desperately needs. From the beginning, the movie builds towards a climax that, if successful, might have redeemed at least part of the mess preceding it. The much-awaited culmination never comes. All we’re left with is Malley’s student staring blankly at the screen, realizing (finally!) that he needs to take action and help change society. Or maybe that look on his face is a sudden feeling of regret...

Author: By Andres A. Arguello, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Lions for Lambs | 11/9/2007 | See Source »

...mess in Pakistan should make us miss the Cold War - really miss...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can Pakistan's Military Be Trusted? | 11/9/2007 | See Source »

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