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...before next summer because there are no voter rolls - and they also fear that direct elections will return a government dominated by the Shiite majority, and not necessarily particularly friendly towards the U.S. or the presence of its troops. But Sistani, a traditionally moderate cleric who has previously counseled quiet cooperation with the U.S. authority, enjoys far greater legitimacy in Iraq than does...
...drawing mundane Tokyo street scenes, he might be better off investing in a movie camera and just filming the city in all its quotidian banality. Kon's response will start before you finish your sentence. His eyes will narrow, his lips will curl into a sneer, and with a quiet menace he'll recite the line that has become his mantra through countless interviews and film-festival question-and-answer sessions: "I'm an anim? director. I don't do anything else. People can take it or leave...
...only serious acting difficulties came in the tricky second act, during which the cast members deal backstage with a complex and shifting network of sexual jealousies, an alcoholic actor, an irate audience, and an unplanned pregnancy—all while they’re trying to keep quiet to avoid disrupting the action onstage. Any company would be proud of this production’s skill with the gag coordination and choreography called for in Frayn’s script, but the act’s pacing in this staging was so breakneck that a considerable proportion of the jokes...
...despite Harvard’s initial outburst, the final frame of action remained relatively quiet. Harvard took only four shots on goal, while Niagara increased its output to five...
...finished a quiet but nonetheless impressive night between the pipes with seven saves. Mascaro took the loss with 33 saves in hand...