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Although he is to sputter with psycho-delusional rage against foreigners, Jews, bankers, and his top-ranking officers as the hopelessness of his situation becomes increasingly clear, the Führer first appears on screen kindly introducing himself to prospective secretaries, coddling Blondi, his German shepherd, and consoling a nervous Traudl over her typing errors...

Author: By Moira G. Weigel, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Hitler's Downfall Rescreened | 3/18/2005 | See Source »

Eichinger’s film does not explain why Hitler was the man he was. Nor can it justify Traudl’s attraction to him. It is wise enough not to attempt to—even if, by putting him on screen at all, it breaks a taboo rarely tested by German filmmakers...

Author: By Moira G. Weigel, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Hitler's Downfall Rescreened | 3/18/2005 | See Source »

Willis has trapped himself between two career stages, and this film perhaps represents an uncomfortable amalgam of his heavy artillery days and an older and wiser persona. The direction is mostly to blame, and Willis’s years of experience shine through in his ability to feign on-screen chemistry with the rest of the cast...

Author: By Eve Lebwohl, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: MOVIE REVIEW: Hostage | 3/18/2005 | See Source »

Kaabour had been slated to screen his first documentary Being Osama, at the Harvard Film Archive Sunday night. However, despite having lived legally in Canada for seven years without any criminal history, the Canadian Security Intelligence has delayed granting his immigration rights and now refuses to assure him that he will be allowed back into Canada if he leaves. His retention is based solely on the inefficiency of bureaucracy and an overly cautious security system that perhaps too eagerly equates “Arabic” with “potential terrorist...

Author: By Kristina M. Moore, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: 'Osama' Director Barred from Entering U.S. | 3/18/2005 | See Source »

...earlier, St. Lawrence’s Jess Moffat had trouble seeing the puck and allowed four goals to the Big Green, which used its size to effectively screen her. While Dartmouth employed the same strategy against Boe, she managed to make some incredible saves to turn away shot after shot...

Author: By Gabriel M. Velez, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Again and Again | 3/15/2005 | See Source »

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