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John Hurt's performance is the driving force of the film. Giles is a relic of a quaint English past; he is mystified by such modern forms of technology as the VCR and maintains a perpetually erudite air. Perhaps, it is a yearning for a freshness and energy in his life that fuels his obsession for the unsuspecting Ronnie. Hurt plays his role both intelligently and ardently; his emotions for Ronnie are poignantly tangible. At first, he appears as a slightly depressed man who after losing his wife a few years back is looking for a new interest in life...
...standbys "Wheel of Fortune" and "Jeopardy" still attract cult followings, weak attempts at new shows abound on arcane cable channels, producing such soon-to-be forgotten titles as "Supermarket Sweep" and "That's My Dog." In its own class is "The Price is Right," enduring as an eternal relic of the past, with sets straight from the days when disco ruled and a box of SuperPolygrip cost...
Will Hunting and his girlfriend have a late night snack at the Tasty (perhaps the last time that precious relic was captured on film), and Robin William's psychiatrist works at Bunker Hill Community College. The MIT dome looms prominently, and the Lowell House bell tower makes a brief but pivotal appearance. Having seen the film, we look at these buildings with a new eye, our hangouts and homes having become celebrities of sorts...
...entire content of most metro dailies being available online, people are still shelling out money on a daily basis to get a physical paper. Still, some argue that it is just a matter of time before a critical mass gets comfortable enough with the Internet that newspapers become a relic of the past...
Brown says she thought the old name was a "political relic...