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...It’s interesting that people in showbiz who are kind of the lowest down in the business get to comment and decide on things like that, because the more important people just don’t have time to.” At the moment, Thompson is putting his past film editing experience to work on his boss’ latest project, acting as teaching fellow in Arthur’s next seminar. While these seminars met once a week for two hours when he attended them, Thompson received no college credit for his participation. Despite this, Thompson...
...long. Over time, the actors gradually recede out of the viewer’s mind, while the background eventually becomes the focus, inverting the viewer’s normal perception of people and their environment.The most recent work in the exhibition is “Sections of a Happy Moment,” a sequence of 180 black-and-white photographs capturing a single moment. A Chinese family stands in a sunlit square, while a few of the children throw a ball that hangs in air. The perspectives of the shots range greatly, as some of the shots are from...
...completely disappeared.Jason Bateman, however, was by far the most disappointing character. Instead of being the saving comedic grace for the film, the character written for him was strange, creepy, pedophilic, and—above all—not funny. Was I the only one to pick up on the moment where he actually comes on to the knocked-up, 16-year-old Juno?The supporting roles pale in comparison to Page’s portrayal of Juno.New York Times’ A.O. Scott called Page “poised [and] frighteningly talented,” and I wondered...
...plot twists and reckonings, a Super Bowl for the ages that saw David smite Goliath, a presidential campaign in which humility has all the momentum, since so many have been so wrong about so much. So it was the natural time for the true under-dog to have his moment as well, at the 132nd Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, where tuxedoed judges bearing shiny trophies descended on Uno, the merry little beagle that became the first of his kind to win Best in Show, ever...
...sold-out crowd at Madison Square Garden whooped and cheered from the moment Uno appeared with the other hounds on the night of Feb. 11, and he ahhrroooed right back, bouncing along, working the ring, his tail sending a draft through the hall. Judges, like all political professionals, are clear-eyed, hardheaded, immune to cute and charisma. Was there the curse of condescension toward a breed that has ranked among the top 10 most popular dogs in the U.S. for nearly a century? The saluki was elegant and urbane; the Plott hound tough and tireless. Dogs, however, are judged...