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...Othello. The Moor of Venice is now Odin James (Mekhi Phifer), the only black kid in an elite Southern prep school and, gee whiz, a basketball star--a player of great flair, a dark temper and, apparently, no will of his own. Iago is Hugo (Josh Hartnett), the coach's son with a bit of a grudge. Desdemona is Desi (Julia Stiles); Emilia is Emily (Rain Phoenix). As the updated plot is predictably spun out by scripter Brad Kaaya, your response may be a glum "Uh-O." Best to watch the many ovals that Nelson has cleverly worked into...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: O | 9/10/2001 | See Source »

Strike (Mekhi Phifer) works long hours, enjoys the unswerving loyalty of his admiring employees and conducts his small, prospering business with ruthless efficiency. Aside from a persistent, insoluble public relations problem--certain elements in the community despise him--he is a model of the entrepreneurial spirit that we like to believe made America great, and at 19 he has the ulcer to prove it. Strike is a crack dealer monopolizing the trade in a Brooklyn, New York, housing project...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CINEMA: AN ANGUISHED RAP OPERA | 9/18/1995 | See Source »

...than he dares to admit. The latter is bustling, voluble and perhaps more sympathetic toward Strike--with everyone trying to survive in this milieu--than he cares to admit. Clockers is careful not to overexplain these figures. Director Spike Lee, who shares screenplay credit with novelist Richard Price, lets Phifer (in his first film role) and Keitel (in his umpty-umpth) find the characters, which they do with unimprovable unpredictability...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CINEMA: AN ANGUISHED RAP OPERA | 9/18/1995 | See Source »

...Robert Phifer '69, an alumni representativefrom San Francisco, says he agrees that the 350thplanners have "tried to create a good feeling" forHarvard. "This good feeling means support andsupport means giving money," says Phifer...

Author: By Laurie M. Grossman, | Title: No Presents, Please | 9/5/1986 | See Source »

...might have for undergraduates, particularly for those who want to take a leave of absence. The clubs simply collect names, forward them to the school and then students inquire after the jobs themselves. This type of program is already underway in San Francisco and Los Angeles, and according to Phifer, is working very well and should be expanded...

Author: By Ira Fink, | Title: How the Alumni Association Works | 6/12/1975 | See Source »

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