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...myself against criticism. Yet, we cannot live in a world without standards.Embrace your Brad. Love your Brad. But please, if you want to make this world a better place, join Defamer.com in accusing Brad of being part of an elaborate “The Spanish Prisoner”-style plot to steal Zahara for Jen. Trust me: he likes it when you judge him. —Staff writer Margaret M. Rossman can be reached at rossman@fas.harvard.edu...
Directed by Stephen GaghanWarner Bros. Pictures4 1/2 stars“Syriana” is hardly the feel-good movie of the year. The audience has little to latch onto: there are no tidy conclusions, no moral victories. Jagged scenes, choppy story lines, and sharp dialogue bemuse and befuddle. The plot snakes in and around itself, yet the narrative entanglement revealed by the narrative peak lacks any sort of clear solution.But this uneasiness sets “Syriana” apart as striking and provocative. The movie raises questions about politics, war, and the Middle East through the lens...
...time of Mimi’s big solo number “Out Tonight,” Dawson has made the character all her own. The adaptation of “Rent” from stage to screen led to song order being rearranged, the time frame of the plot being altered, and an overall shortening. The biggest change from the original is the addition of spoken dialogue. On stage, “Rent” is essentially an opera; very few lines are spoken, and the entire plot can be followed through the songs. In the film version, much...
...entire cast should be commended for their delightfully over-the-top characterizations and their facile delivery of Elizabethan lines, which both helped the audience follow the rather complicated plot. Also bolstering the viewing experience was a cleverly engineered upper balcony leading to the front door allowed the three cozeners to evaluate their approaching victims and let the audience enjoy the often dramatic exits of the tricked gulls...
These often confusing legal maneuverings are unavoidably integral to the plot. But Goldstein, himself a graduate of Yale Law, explains each of the procedures in layman’s terms, and he avoids getting bogged down in the technicalities of the process. Instead, he infuses the narrative with dialogue and glimpses into the minds of the lawyers and students. These insights are built upon interviews with nearly all of the key participants—Goldstein notes that he formally sat down with Koh 27 times and Pascal 34 times. The character-centered thrust of the book and the easy language...