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...good movie, even a good mystery, may have more to do with mood and character than with revealing whodunit or what happens next. Hidden is directed with the unblinking, unmoving eye of a surveillance video, and acted with power and subtlety. Violence has the same cinematic confidence in telling stories through images and gestures, the same powerful ambiguity in Mortensen's performance. Both films are among the most powerful and supple works of their esteemed directors. Yet the Jury gave only a thanks-for-coming Best Director prize to Haneke, and snubbed Cronenberg completely. The King isn't in their...
...hand; “doubtless,” “obvious,” “unquestionable,” on the other, will have the same effect. A hint of nostalgic, antiacademic languor at this stage as well may match the grader’s own mood: “It seems more than obvious to one entangled in the petty quibbles of contemporary Medievalists—at times, indeed, approaching the ludicrous—that smile as we may at its follies, or denounce its barbarities, the truly monumental achievements of the Middle Ages have become...
Despite the mood of accomplishment, the after-effects of the abrupt resignation of former Vice President Ian W. Nichols ’06 seemed evident in some representatives’ closing remarks at Monday’s farewell meeting...
...weather, there's a chance something is being hidden. Temperamental behavior, intense anger and changes in eating and sleeping patterns may also be warning signals--but they are also part of the ordinary storms of adolescence, so it's wise not to overinterpret. Less ambiguous are sudden shifts in mood. "If a kid is mopey at 5 and much better at 5:30," says Hartstein, "you may want to know what happened in that half-hour." Parents should also keep an eye out for hidden stashes of blades or bandages...
...everyone would agree with me, but I think it's O.K. to go on your honeymoon alone, without your spouse-to-be. And I see nothing wrong with taking off before the wedding--especially since, in the days that follow, you may be in a seclusion kind of mood...