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...five of its last six and, even as the No. 11 seed, could be one of the tougher teams in the tournament. On top of that, the Cats have a penchant for first-round upsets. As a 10th-place team in 2001, they eliminated top-seeded Clarkson. And last season—again as the No. 10 seed—they swept the seventh-place Golden Knights on the road...
This film bears absolutely no resemblance to Japanime or any Disney movie, and is undoubtedly the best animated feature released in 2003. Sylvain Chomet’s film aims for a multinational texture and is largely devoid of dialogue, but nevertheless retains a distinctly French sensibility with a penchant for shrewd cultural allusions. A clubfooted widow, Madame Souza, trains her chubby grandson Champion to become a stick-thin cyclist with the help of bulky canine Bruno and her restless whistle. One day, Champion is mysteriously kidnapped, along with two of his fellow Tour de France riders, by amusingly ominous members...
This film bears absolutely no resemblance to Japanime or any Disney movie, and is undoubtedly the best animated feature released in 2003. Sylvain Chomet’s film aims for a multinational texture and is largely devoid of dialogue, but nevertheless retains a distinctly French sensibility with a penchant for shrewd cultural allusions. A clubfooted widow, Madame Souza, trains her chubby grandson Champion to become a stick-thin cyclist with the help of bulky canine Bruno and her restless whistle. One day, Champion is mysteriously kidnapped, along with two of his fellow Tour de France riders, by amusingly ominous members...
Britell’s penchant for burning the midnight oil resulted in his next project. “One night I was out drinking with some of my buddies and we got to talking,” he says over a mimosa at Daedalus. “These guys came over and they liked some of the beats I’d done, and they were interested in having me write some of the music for the film they were making.” He ended up writing the score for a film (now in post-production) made by Nick...
...last student can be counted on to have an opinion of our University’s head, many of them would be at a loss to back up their judgments with specifics—for as Summers has consolidated his hold on Harvard, his administration has demonstrated an unsettling penchant for secrecy and centralized decision-making rather than the proper level of transparency and consultation...