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...thing only, let it be this: never follow a man wearing impeccable eyeliner. 30 Seconds to Mars’ “From Yesterday” places thoroughly made-up Jared Leto and his three companions in ancient China, complete with a child emperor and a non-sequitur samurai. There’s some plot about time travel and lost love and a treasure map, but it’s only a weak set up for some amazingly incongruous scenes: four pale, emo-uniformed men walking in the midst of samurai. Leto wields a katana while wearing black fingerless gloves...
During an on-set interview, Zwick is quick to emphasize that "first and foremost, this is intended to be an entertaining and dramatic movie." At the same time, the man behind thirtysomething and The Last Samurai takes a storyteller's pleasure in his exploration of Sierra Leone's bloody conflict, which ended in 2002, and the way illegal diamond mining fueled that war. "The issues it evokes are universal, both personally and politically. You can't tell a story about Sierra Leone without thinking about child soldiers. You can't tell a story about Sierra Leone without thinking about refugees...
...remaining pictures at the Brattle, see “High and Low.” It’s more accessible than other Kurosawa pictures and discusses the human capacity for compassion in terms that will resonate with modern audiences.After releasing a spate of mostly excellent samurai flicks starring fearless Japanese actor Toshiro Mifune, Kurosawa snuck in “High and Low,” a challenging work that raised questions of morality through the stark, visceral imagism of his earlier works “Rashomon” and “Ikiru.”The film revolves...
...SEVEN SAMURAI, Akira Kurosawa...
Defense is the hallmark of Chicago football--from Dick Butkus to "Samurai" Mike Singletary--and Smith's is exemplary, which isn't surprising, given his history as a defensive coordinator. Led by middle linebacker Brian Urlacher, the Bears had created 15 turnovers--tied for tops in the NFL--entering last weekend. Yet the real news is that the Bears have a potent offense. Smith stuck by quarterback Rex Grossman, an oft-injured, inconsistent fourth-year player, through a rocky preseason. Smith's reward? Grossman is a top-rated...