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...film about believable people doing believable things in unbelievable ways," Egoyan has always said about The Adjuster. After seeing the film, a wicked black comedy that involves an insurance adjuster, film censors, an ex-football player, a lamp merchant, a podiatrist, and a butterfly collector among others, critic Roger Ebert mused that Egoyan must love puzzles, paradoxes, and card tricks...
...vaguely remember Roger saying that, but it's completely untrue." Egoyan laughs. "I really don't have the patience for those sort of things. I don't try and write my screenplays as if they are puzzles-rather, I start with the pieces and work from there. I know it's a stereotype, but there is the sense that many Armenians like making rugs. It's actually true in my case. I like to see The Adjuster and Exotica as more of weaving a tapestry than putting a puzzle together...
...There is no object so foul," Emerson says, "that intense light will not make it beautiful." This aphorism, reflecting the 19th century's core faith in progress and reason, could be the guiding premise behind Roger Martin du Gard's expansive novel, Lieutenant-Colonel de Maumort. A memoir of the eponymous character, the novel is a testament to reflection and self-examination. Maumort, born in 1870 to an old landowning family in the Perche region of Northern France, strives to illuminate his past while his family estate serves as quarters for a Nazi regiment during the German occupation. Focusing...
This encouraging confidence has pulled the Crimson through some of its most crucial moments this season. For instance, in a match against the Roger Williams Hawks, Harvard lost the second game after struggling to get a win in the first game. The momentum was obviously on Roger Williams' side, and the Hawks seemed ready to pounce upon the floundering Crimson...
With just over two minutes left in the period, Husky center Roger Holeczy lifted a backhander in the slot on a rebound, which Prestifilippo waffled away--after stopping two previous shots...