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Billy Wilder (The Apartment, Some Like It Hot) brings his considerable directorial panache to the Brattle’s continuation of the Film Noir 101 program. Indemnity is adapted by Wilder and master noir writer Raymond Chandler from James M. Cain’s novel. Barbara Stanwyck stars as the femme fatale (a staple of the entire series) who seduces a mild-mannered insurance salesman into murdering her husband for the insurance money. Men, be careful what dates you bring. They may learn something. Tickets $9. 7:15 p.m. The Brattle Theatre, 40 Brattle Street...
...symphony, the motifs of the first movement but with a new gravity and tenderness. A touch of the hand, a kiss on the face, a few tears and their time is over. In this cinematic short story?as delicate as Guy de Maupassant's, as terse and acute as Raymond Carver's?Wong touches on his old themes of romance and remorse. Chang Chen, looking like a younger Tony Leung in mustache and '60s clothing, gives a mature performance; but Gong Li is the eye magnet. As Hua the regal manipulator, she ages and diminishes, allowing the viewer to escort...
...WHEELER, 85, political scientist who in 1962 co-authored the bestselling Cold War novel Fail-Safe, about an accidental nuclear attack on the Soviet Union; in Carpinteria, California. The Texas native also authored political science books and did pioneering research on health care as well as on aging. DIED. RAYMOND MARCELLIN, 90, conservative French politician who, as Interior Minister under President Charles de Gaulle, led the tough crackdown on the 1968 student protests; in Paris. DIED. ROSE GACIOCH, 89, star pitcher and outfielder in the heyday of women's professional baseball; in Detroit. As a mainstay for the Rockford Peaches...
...government's reputation as nannying and authoritarian?will have a profound impact on the country's future: "It's not just a question of style. It's a very real issue in keeping the most talented Singaporeans here and attracting foreign talent." Indeed, newly installed acting Second Finance Minister Raymond Lim told TIME that attracting "creative and talented people" from overseas is a central pillar of the government's policy. To do that, he acknowledges, there must be a "new social compact" with both native Singaporeans and "new" citizens based on "a society open to change." Tay phrases it more...
Kent N. Barrett, a spokesperson for Wisconsin—whose CEO alums include Exxon Mobil’s Lee F. Raymond, Halliburton’s David J. Lesar, Exelon’s John Rowe and Kimberly-Clark’s Thomas Falk—said he was not surprised by the study’s findings...