Word: posts
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...film is also daring in its confrontation of the subject of the European post-war mentality. Takes, the veteran of the Resistance who is always reliving the war and "would do it all over again tomorrow, if [he] had to," stands as a foil for Anton, who denies his past and buries his guilt. Over the years, Anton's suppressed feelings put him under increased strain, which manifests itself physically as seizures and toothaches...
Even though the film is two and a half hours long and spans forty years, The Assault is actually a short epic, concerned with the destiny of the post-war European soul. There is not a gratuitous scene or extraneous line of dialogue in it. Director Fons Rademakers is meticulous yet never plodding. The Assault is a film of obvious artifice, yet it is rarely didactic and always powerful...
...think that's allowed. "I object! Corpus Jurus Secundum! No ex post facto! The counsellor is leading the witness! Habeus Corpus! Philosophae Naturalis Principia Mathematica! I'm hungry! Where's my money...
...guarantee the Crimson a bid in the ECAC playoffs, a year-long goal of the team. Harvard fell to UMass, 10-8, in early April and this defeat--combined with a 12-9 loss to Maryland at the beginning of the season--may keep the Crimson out of post-season action...
Texaco's DeCrane immediately called a press conference in White Plains to say that unless the company got new legal relief from having to post a $10 billion bond, it might be forced into bankruptcy proceedings. The company's legal team, led by David Boies of Manhattan-based Cravath, Swaine & Moore, obtained a temporary restraining order in Texas that barred Pennzoil from making any moves to seize Texaco's assets. Meanwhile, Kinnear called Pennzoil's Liedtke and asked for a face-to-face meeting in Houston. Liedtke agreed...