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...still hasn’t come to a final decision. When she heard from Harvard, she had already been accepted to Yale through its early action program.But her uncertainty did not take away from the excitement of hearing from Harvard early. Still on the phone, Link told her mother she had been accepted.“She lied down, banged on the floor, and tried not to scream,” Link said.—Staff writer Lingbo Li can be reached at lingboli@fas.harvard.edu...
...film as a whole.Even heartfelt performances cannotquite compensate for a plot that teetersbetween tedium and brutality, and a tritescript that only barely leaves room forcharacter development.AnnaSophia Robb (“Bridge to Terabithia”)plays Tara, a troubled but lovable12-year-old who grapples with beingneglected by her mother. Early in thefilm, Tara’s mother, Joleen (played byCharlize Theron, “Monster”), abandonsher for reasons that are intentionally ambiguousbut nonetheless unconvincing.Tara’s uncle, played by Nick Stahl (“SinCity”), must care for his niece but is illsuitedfor...
...movie, Theron plays the roleof Joleen, who abandons her daughter(Robb) early in the film. Although it’s aminor role, the actress says she had to digdeep to connect with the character.“I really liked the idea of playingsomebody who was a flawed mother,”she said. “I think it was an uncomfortablecharacter, but very real. There aremothers out there who just aren’t goodmothers, and that doesn’t mean we haveto judge them.”Theron said she wanted to give a voiceto someone...
This time last week, I got into the most vicious fight I’ve ever had with my mother. We were screaming over the phone so loudly my roommate hid in her room, traumatized by that special exchange of profanities that only a mother and daughter can share...
...Brown joins this motley crew - and chances are he will (Tussaud's has been rebuffed only once in its history by a would-be subject, and that was Mother Teresa) - he can expect to be poked, prodded, kissed and possibly abused. In a world where fame is valued more highly than respect and pop stars take precedence over playwrights, it's an opportunity not to be missed...