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There's nothing easier than falling out of shape, especially in the U.S. Americans may no longer lead the world in science, engineering and productivity, but with TiVo on the flat-screen, Domino's at the door and an arsenal of remotes within easy reach, we've got leisure time nailed...
...frame to provide a memorable jolt of misanthropy or cluelessness that makes the star--be it Jim Carrey (Man on the Moon), Martin Lawrence (Big Momma's House) or Ben Affleck (Paycheck)--appear heroic by comparison. Giamatti finally got the chance to move to the middle of the screen in 2003's American Splendor and 2004's Sideways, and he infused comic-book-writing depressive Harvey Pekar and wine-loving, self-hating failed novelist Miles Raymond with such prickly, ordinary humanity that he was naturally overlooked when it came time for Academy Award nominations. Still, the performances were inspirational...
...Just when you might think there is not enough humanity in the exhibition, you come across a monumental, eight-panel ink-and-color screen, Scenes of Yangban Life. Painted in the late 18th century by one of Korea's best-loved artists, Kim Hong-do, it is a marvelous genre work complete with a fat lord being carried on a palanquin, peasants working in fields (one stout woman nonchalantly adjusting the back of her skirt), as well as gentlemen and ladies playing musical instruments, while the smokers, including a woman, stay outside the garden gate...
Merchant. Well, any film producer could have that surname. This one was a superb producer, because he got so much on the screen for so little. Distinguished actors worked for him for peanuts, and not from intimidation but for love. His rule was: never haggle, never beg. Charm was sufficient?that and one of his sumptuous Indian dinners...
...tall, I've found strength in the depiction of Yoda. Before Star Wars, I had never seen anyone of such small stature portrayed as a hero possessing tremendous strength and dignity. Lucas brought Yoda to life, all 2 ft. (0.6 m) of him, and created one of the greatest screen characters of all time. "Judge me by my size, do you?" That line from The Empire Strikes Back gave me courage as I was growing up and made me realize that strength is found within and is not measured by whether you are tall enough to slam-dunk a basketball...