Word: nicked
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...propaganda, this biennial event, set to return in September 2010, is the best opportunity for filmmakers to make their mark on the Hermit Kingdom (supposedly with the blessing of No. 1 movie fan Kim Jong Il). Festivalgoers may be closely monitored, with ceremonies fronted by cheerleading Kimettes, but filmmaker Nick Bonner, whose Koryo Tours helps organize the festival and foreign guests, says "the impact is stunning" - as when masses of North Koreans crowded to view Bend it Like Beckham. See pyongyanginternationalfilmfestival.com...
Director John Hillcoat and actor Viggo Mortensen have both made their names with dark, gritty films: Hillcoat with Nick Cave-scripted Western “The Proposition,” Mortensen with a pair of David Cronenberg thrillers, “A History of Violence” and “Eastern Promises.” It is tempting, then, to suggest that with “The Road,” a bleak, post-apocalyptic travelogue, both men are sticking to what they know...
Four minutes into the second frame, Nick Pokulok was whistled for hitting from behind. The Crimson capitalized on the ensuing power play. Off a pass from Michael Biega, freshman Alex Fallstrom rifled a one timer on net. Karpowich made a pad save, but the rebound fell right to freshman Marshall Everson. Everson slammed the puck home, putting Harvard up 2-0. By the end of the second period, Harvard had built a 29-7 advantage in shots...
...Westminster is abuzz with rumors of a March poll - public concerns are fomenting splits among the parties. Labour and its chief opponents, the Conservatives, remain committed to the NATO mission, but are trading blows over the treatment of troops and future defense investment plans. The Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg suggested in an article this summer that troops' "lives are being thrown away because our politicians won't get their act together," while two smaller parties, the Greens and the far-right British National Party, are demanding the immediate withdrawal of British troops. (See pictures of Afghanistan's dangerous Korengal...
...Nick Rigas, a second-year student at the Kennedy School, said that he was intrigued by Loth’s comments. “I found the discussion of more breadth and less depth interesting, the change from reporters in your face to reporters in pajamas,” he said...