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...successful in London society and more involved with Nola, he seems to be propelled by unnaturally good luck, until he is forced to make a critical choice between his two lives. Rhys-Meyers (the heroin-chic soccer coach from “Bend it like Beckham”) adroitly portrays one of the most fascinating characters in recent cinema. Chris is at once despicable and admirable, gripped by paranoia as he faces the temptations of wealth and beauty. Rhys-Meyers skillfully contorts his gorgeous face to convey his character’s genuine admiration for his wife, uncontrollable sexual attraction...

Author: By Kristina M. Moore, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Match Point | 1/6/2006 | See Source »

...California, U.S. Spielberg said he and screenwriter Tony Kushner didn't "demonize" the terrorist characters in Munich, since he felt that "many of them [were] reasonable and civilized." If Spielberg were making a film about Adolf Hitler, Heinrich Himmler and Adolf Eichmann - another gang that slaughtered Jews - would he portray them with the same degree of generosity and tolerance? Al Ramrus Pacific Palisades, California, U.S. I was a student at Hebrew University in Jerusalem during and after the Munich massacre. Also, I remember in later years the accounts in Israeli newspapers of the Israelis involved in the sanctioned killings. Those...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Spielberg's Shot to the Heart | 1/5/2006 | See Source »

Spielberg said he and screenwriter Tony Kushner didn't "demonize" the terrorist characters in Munich, and he felt that "many of them [were] reasonable and civilized." If Spielberg were making a film about Adolf Hitler, Heinrich Himmler and Adolf Eichmann--another gang that slaughtered Jews--would he portray them with the same degree of generosity and tolerance...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Jan. 9, 2006 | 1/1/2006 | See Source »

...writing as a representation of their power and right to rule. The 30-foot mural, buried 50 feet below the ground, illustrates the Mayan creation story in three sections. The first depicts the establishment of order in the world by four Mayan deities. The second and third sections portray the life, death, and resurrection of the maize god, who by Mayan legend crowned himself king of the world. The last panel also shows a Mayan king and his lineage from the maize god. Here, the panel appears to provide the most clues to the purpose of the mural. Researchers suggest...

Author: By Anne P. Steptoe, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Researchers Find Old Mayan Mural | 12/19/2005 | See Source »

...have heard your disagreement, and I know how deeply it is felt. Yet now there are only two options before our country-victory or defeat,? he said, raising the palm of one hand and then the other, to portray the choice. ?And the need for victory is larger than any president or political party, because the security of our people is in the balance. I don't expect you to support everything I do, but tonight I have a request: Do not give in to despair, and do not give up on this fight for freedom...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bush Shows Humility Over Iraq | 12/18/2005 | See Source »

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