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...Australian Conservation Foundation head and rock singer A star Labor recruit in 2004, Garrett has disappointed with a series of campaign blunders that could cost him the ministry, but he'll retain appeal among young voters with his rock-star and green-crusader pedigree. Has been accused of going quiet on his convictions in an effort to tone down his radical image...
Politicians and pundits were noisy enough during the first four years of the U.S. occupation of Iraq, but apart from some activist actors, Hollywood was quiet; precious few major films appeared on the Middle East wars. This fall, though, there's a slew of American movies on the subject: In the Valley of Elah, The Kingdom, Rendition, Lions for Lambs and Redacted--and soon, Badland, Grace Is Gone and Charlie Wilson's War. Most are worthy; some feature Oscar-winning actors and directors. And so far, all show how tough it is to turn this war into edifying entertainment...
...birth to senescence, retirement communities are being reinvented--and with good reason. Only a generation or two ago, simple actuarial arithmetic didn't give most retirees a whole lot of years to fill after they quit work. Those with the means would fly south or west for a few quiet years of shuffleboard or bingo at places like Del Webb's famed Sun City developments in Arizona before passing into dependent old age. But the health and wealth that many boomers are bringing into retirement are giving them 25 years or more to play with, not to mention the resources...
...best known for directing seminal films like All Quiet on the Western Front and 1956's Best Picture, Marty--which won him an Academy Award--but Delbert Mann preferred the autonomy and excitement of live TV during its heyday. Praised by critics for his stark, evocative style, the quiet filmmaker made more than 100 live TV dramas and 25 TV films. Among the best known: 1968's Heidi, which famously interrupted the final tense moments of a New York Jets-Oakland Raiders game that came to be known as the Heidi game. Mann...
...Gyroscope,” the band jerks along through the first verse, negotiating frequent time changes. Jason Caddell’s guitar and Joe Easley’s drums move quickly but not really forward; they awkwardly try to keep their balance. Morrison sing-speaks quiet, descending lines about a woman’s poorly concealed emotional turmoil upon seeing her ex: “She knows he’s coming, it’s really all right / Nobody here could know how she feels.” Then the chorus: “If she spins fast enough...