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...landscape is as bleak as the moon's dark side and its relatively few inhabitants lead lives that are scrubbed down to the basics. That is to say, it is pretty much kill or be killed in the Coen brothers adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's spare and unsparing novel...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hypnotized by No Country for Old Men | 11/9/2007 | See Source »

...franchise of Off-Track Betting, but somewhere along the way, Vaughn runs into trouble with the law and has to call Santa to loan him bail money. So yes, the idea of “Fred Claus” is different. But it’s far from novel, a fact highlighted by a story structure and cinematic style not unlike many other Santa flicks. Director David Dobkin introduces us to the North Pole in a way that we’ve seen before. A crane shot of an elfin winter wonderland is followed by clips of elves working...

Author: By Ruben L. Davis, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Fred Claus | 11/9/2007 | See Source »

Just how much so has become clear in recent weeks, with news of concerns for the safety of an Afghan child actor in the soon-to-be-released movie based on the best-selling novel The Kite Runner. Family members of Ahmad Khan Mahmidzada, whose character is raped, fear that the film will expose them to reprisals. In Afghan tribal society, sexual violation--even its portrayal in a fictional movie--can lead to dishonor, ostracism or worse. Mahmidzada's father told the BBC that members of his tribe "may cut my throat, they may kill me, torture me." The filmmakers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Indecent Exposure | 11/8/2007 | See Source »

...Paul and his supporters will surely "remember, remember the fifth of November." On the occasion of a British holiday that commemorates the thwarting of a 17th century plot by rebel Guy Fawkes to blow up Parliament (most recently referenced in graphic novel and film V for Vendetta), the libertarian Republican raised $4.2 million in 24 hours. The one-day total sets a record for GOP candidates, besting the previous top haul by more than $1 million...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Politics | 11/8/2007 | See Source »

...quarter-century, the medical community has been trying to develop a vaccine against AIDS--and for more than a quarter-century, it has been disappointed. Earlier this year, it seemed that science had its best shot yet, with a large trial of a new vaccine that would use a novel strategy to protect the body against HIV. In September, however, the results were announced, and this vaccine too had failed. Its developer, Merck, has now released an analysis of the trial, and while the vaccine performed as poorly as reported, the reasons it failed provide insight into what might make...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AIDS Wins This Round. | 11/8/2007 | See Source »

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