Word: recently
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...First Movie (the Second Movie comes out in fewer than 8 months) racked up $52 million at the box office since opening and is pillaging parents' wallets and patience all over the country. But instead of me being irreverent, I'll just give you some telling quotes from recent newswires.... "The trading card shortages created scenes of despair as 'Pokemon'-obsessed youngsters in tears had their parents driving from one restaurant to another in search of the coveted giveaways...." "A studio spokesperson said she knew of several instances in which 'people were going in and buying out (movie) houses...
...nothing wrong with that, on paper. Hey, cool stuff is cool, I know that. The thing is, when film sequences are designed with the idea of being extravagant specifically in mind, they inevitably turn out muddled and less than satisfying. Think back to really effective action sequences in recent movies, and you'll see it was their simplicity which made them compelling: from the straightforward careening of the bus in Speed, to the unpretentious mano y mano fighting in The Matrix. In the modern Bond world, everything must turn on fancy gizmos, fancier gizmos to counteract the original fancy gizmos...
When the Weissman program started in 1994 only "a handful of students" participated, says Associate Director of OCS Jane Pavese, who is in charge of program administration. In recent years it has been heavily publicized and has gained a wider reputation on campus...
...recent program information session that was designed to accommodate fewer than 100 students actually attracted well over 150, Pavese says. And a full-time OCS staffer was hired to replace a departing part-time employee to coordinate the Weissman program, among other duties in the international opportunities office...
Despite the emphasis on individuals' initiative in finding internships, Pavese insists that OCS does provide significant resources to students interested in the program, which has awarded funding to some 20 to 25 students annually in recent years...