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Evens’ style of precepting is as unorthodox as his musical style. In addition to transforming fresh-faced frosh into hardened academic writers, Evens also helps his formerly quiet, unassuming, conservative students gain a better understanding of their own bodies. His Expository Writing 20 course “Our Bodies, Our Selves” has been described by the department as one that “will study what bodies do, what we do to them, and where they may be heading (cyborgs, cyberspace).” The subject matter, in addition to Evens’ unique brand...
...QUIET AMERICAN. Michael Caine is garnering some of the best reviews of his career for his role as a hardened journalist in this adaptation of Graham Greene’s novel. The film, set in 1950s Vietnam, pits Caine against Brendan Fraser’s undercover American spy as Fraser vies for the affections of Caine’s Vietnamese mistress (Do Thi Hai Yen). Fraser’s intervention in the romance is intended to parallel the film’s other plot—a commentary on the early American efforts to eradicate communism in Vietnam. Christopher Hampton...
Kennedy briefly sums up the plot: after the death of her mother, the end of her ballet career and her move from a quiet Midwestern town to Chicago’s South Side, there’s reason to think Sara (Stiles) might be jaded. It takes her friendship with Derek (Sean Patrick Thomas), and their mutual passion for dance, for Sara to release her sorrow and again pursue her dreams as a ballerina. In the end, they live happily ever, better and more worldly people for their love...
...recalls a discussion in which a student condemned racial discrimination of all forms. Kennedy had asked the student if he would criticize a friend for specifying a mate of a certain race in a personal ad. The class, which had previously been engaged in a lively debate, suddenly became quiet and thoughtful...
...their turns in About Schmidt and Gangs of New York, respectively; Chicago’s Richard Gere is also a solid bet for a nod. The final two slots will be split between four contenders: The Pianist’s Adrien Brody, Adaptation’s Nicolas Cage, The Quiet American’s Michael Caine and About a Boy’s Hugh Grant; the comparative prestige of Brody’s and Cage’s pictures give them the edge for the spots...