Word: realm
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...many precursors to this fantasyland scenario.) The specific lesson to be taken from this doesn't have much practical application, unless the dying start demanding a double room with a billionaire when they check in for their inoperable cancer surgery. But this movie exists wholly in the realm of metaphor, whose messages stick out like placards: Find joy through pain. Reunite with estranged loved ones. Keep hope alive...
...very fact that the movie’s content—its frank treatment of sexual harassment, ethnic tension, corruption, and Islamic fundamentalism—could put these young actors at risk in their real lives illustrates that the story, while a Hollywood production, is not beyond the realm of possibility. Two contributors who are not unknowns bring Hosseini’s story to life. Director Marc Forster, recently tapped to direct the next James Bond film, manages to imbue the complicated story line with a sense of urgency, no easy feat when you’re filming a movie...
...Moore walked the Paramount picket line Monday, he articulated the view shared by most writers. Moore waged a protracted battle with NBC Universal last year over delivering unpaid, uncredited webisodes of his show. "That taught me the lesson that the studios thought Internet stuff somehow existed in this magical realm where they didn't have to pay anybody and they could do whatever they want," Moore says. "That experience a year ago lead me to believe we were gonna be in this situation today. It's wearying to be in this sort of limbo state. Now all eyes turn...
...lighter sentence - he faces up to 25 years - Radomski agreed to cooperate with Mitchell's investigation. The Radomski probe also connected Mitchell's team to Clemens' trainer, McNamee. Cohen notes that it's certainly "unusual" for a private actor like Major League Baseball to operate in a law enforcement realm. "It's weird," says Rick Karcher, a professor at the Florida Coastal School of Law. "Why would the state have incentive to do that? 'Yeah, we'll give you a lesser sentence, if you talk to baseball...
...chance to play some of the walk-ons, which is very important to me,” he added. Yet the competition provided a different sort of challenge. In a typical David and Goliath matchup it’s clear what kind of competition David presents. But in this realm, inexperienced fencers do not move in the same ways seasoned veterans do. “It’s always hard to adjust to beginners because you expect them to react in a certain way and then they don’t react,” co-captain Samantha Parker...