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...human population's impact on the world. Yet Chadwick never lets any message overtake the needs of telling an exiting yarn. Instead, he uses ingenious dramatic irony to explore an issue's nuance. For example, L.A.'s traffic jams, just one result of over-population, become a frequent motif in The Human Dilemma. One scene has Concrete, stuck in a steamy gridlock, leaping to the rescue of someone caught in a dangerous road rage incident. But, in the first of several missed chances at heroism during the series, he can't save the victim...
...right in step with the tendencies of the most prominent movies here. If we see the Star Wars sextet as a single epic, then surely it is the saga of Darth Vader's rivalry with the son he had lost 20 years before. That was precisely the dominant motif of Cannes '05: fathers trying to reconnect with...
...Star Wars sextet as a single epic, then surely it is the saga of Darth Vader's rivalry with the son he had lost 20 years before. That was precisely the dominant motif of Cannes '05: fathers trying to reconnect with their sons
...interior can verge on the austere, but the sun infuses it with a soft greenish-gold tint that puts patrons instantly at ease. Food is fresh but basic: salads, sandwiches and sweet and savory crepes. Coffee is served in style, arriving in handsome cups printed with a Cubist motif. For Brinek, the café, which may well be the only complete Cubist interior in the world, has been a labor of love. "It makes you feel as though you returned to Prague something that always belonged here," he says. "I take great pleasure in that." The rest...
...interior can verge on the austere, but the sun infuses it with a soft greenish-gold tint that puts patrons instantly at ease. Food is fresh but basic: salads, sandwiches and sweet and savory crepes. Coffee is served in style, arriving in handsome cups printed with a Cubist motif. For Brinek, the caf?, which may well be the only complete Cubist interior in the world, has been a labor of love. "It makes you feel as though you returned to Prague something that always belonged here," he says. "I take great pleasure in that." The rest of us can take...