Word: ruthlessness
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...well Tony has done for himself in his ruthless unexamined life-and whether or how he might pay for it-is shaping up to be the theme of what creator David Chase says will be its last season. (HBO will run 12 episodes this spring; then the show returns for a promised final 8 in January.) Previous seasons have introduced new characters and rivals to the mix?Richie Aprile, Ralph Cifaretto, Tony Blundetto-but the four episodes of season 6 screened for critics focus tight on the existing circle of characters. (Though they do, in a twist...
...morning after" [Feb. 6], which lashed out at President George W. Bush's "love affair with democracy" and its unintended consequences. Democracy, whether American or God's gift, can't be exported like a product; it requires preconditions. During the cold war, the U.S. created and maintained many ruthless and undemocratic regimes that were eventually overthrown by their citizens. During my graduate work in the U.S. 30 years ago, I read in one of the prescribed political-science texts that the U.S. had no formal foreign policy. It is the same today. But by now the U.S., including President Bush...
...bears a name revered by Shi'ites all over the world: al-Sadr's father and uncle were influential and popular ayatullahs murdered by Saddam's regime. Muqtada was a virtual unknown in Iraq until the U.S. invasion, after which he began building his power base through often ruthless means: his supporters were blamed for the April 2003 assassination in Najaf of an influential pro-Western ayatullah. (The U.S. initially fingered al-Sadr for the murder, then quietly let the matter drop. Al-Sadr has denied any involvement in the murder...
Among the autograph hounds, ruthless executives, and puffy-jacketed celebrities at this year’s Sundance Film Festival stood three Harvard alumni in town for the premiere of the film they had worked on together for the past four years. “Thin”—directed by Lauren Greenfield ’87, produced by R.J. Cutler ’83, and shot by Amanda R. Micheli ’95—entered this year into the festival’s documentary competition, and the trio weren’t about to miss...
That life implodes when Haller is retained by Louis Ross Roulet, a rich realtor accused of violently beating up a call girl. Appearances are deceptive, and as Haller probes deeper, he suddenly finds that he must play the unusual role of upholding justice. He is a ruthless defense attorney who must be the hero, and Haller courageously rises to the occasion even as a savage, only-in-LA sociopath threatens to destroy him and his loved ones...