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...regular audiences than, say, the scowling critics of Cannes or rude industry swag hogs of Sundance. Better yet, as far as movie distributors go, Torontonians seem predisposed to standing ovations, open weeping and laughter. It was the first two that tipped Berney off to the potential of Whale Rider when he attended Toronto for Newmarket in 2002. A movie about a 12-year-old Maori girl doesn't scream box-office gold, but after Toronto crowds leapt to their feet for the film, Newmarket bought it, and Whale Rider went on to earn a respectable $20 million...
...ballet flat with their flared pant suit. And they do so not just for reasons of orthopedic health, but out of protective affection for their Jimmy Choos—wary of the wear-and-tear of the subway cement, or fearful of a tarnished toe from a rude rider...
...balmy summer night finds Ma Ziqi and a group of skateboarders weaving and flying around an open square in Beijing. Ma sets himself apart from the crowd, not only by his choice of wheels - he is the lone BMX rider - but by his skills. He pulls long wheelies, his front wheel far off the ground as he arcs around the rows of large flowerpots. He hops his bike, pivots it around, then starts riding again, standing up on the pedals and lazily making circles around the square, his ears filled with punk rock blasting through his headphones...
...footage in a 1961 documentary), went on to international acclaim for sweeping photography in more than 70 movies, including Five Easy Pieces, the black-and-white Paper Moon and Shampoo. He was credited with helping change the mostly studiobound look of features with the 1969 breakthrough film Easy Rider, in which he celebrated the landscape, making it, in his words, "this third person--a character...
...inspections of their own on supply buses used by some participating teams - checks that generated more bad press for the Tour, although no banned substances were turned up in the raids. By now, however, the corrosive effects of suspicion had already begun to take their toll. After a German rider for the T-Mobile team tested positive for testosterone during the first week of the race, German TV channels ARD and ZDF announced they'd stop covering the Tour. By the time Vinokourov's ignoble exit, French newspaper Libération had decided to stop publishing daily Tour stage results...