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...being a confusing, unsatisfying movie experience). Snyder - who had a big hit two years ago with 300, and who took Watchmen on after interesting auteurs from Terry Gilliam in the '80s to Paul Greengrass a few years ago fell out - went with the fan base. He worked from a script written in 2001 by David Hayter, and filigreed by Alex Tse, that was as close to the original as a movie could be. The best and worst thing to say about the Watchmen film is that, if you read the book, the movie you made in your head probably looked...
...There's also the problem that almost anyone who reads the news today knows that any phone conversation can be monitored, by the U.S. or another competent intelligence service. An operative recently back from Iraq tells me that Kurdish political leaders systematically script telephone conversations among themselves in order to mislead the Americans, Iranians and Turks, who the Kurds know are listening to their phone calls. Since transcripts of these calls carry the weight of scripture in Washington, we risk being led into another intelligence failure in Iraq. For that matter, how do we know that al-Qaeda in Pakistan...
...them tonight.” BIG MEN ON CAMPUS All season, the front court—decimated by injuries—has been an Achilles’ heel for Harvard. The Crimson ranks seventh among the Ancient Eight in rebounds per game. On Friday, however, the script was flipped. Freshman forward Keith Wright finished with 14 points, six rebounds, and four blocks; senior forward Andrew Pusar scored nine points and corralled seven boards; and senior forward Evan Harris tallied six rebounds and two blocks, including an emphatic swat late in the second half to punctuate the victory...
...last years, Harvey's resonance wavered a bit; an occasional vocal crack gave a whimsical tone to the music of his script. But his métier never changed. It remained a mix of headlines, mild fulminations ("Americans, do not protest bone-marrow stem-cell transplants") and lighter-side anecdotes. "Doctors have removed a kidney stone the size of a coconut," he said in late January, adding with a little startle, "seven inches-a across!" He could tut-tut with a smile: "Have you noticed," he asked just before this year's Super Bowl, "some players with hair that sticks...
...most Indians are well aware, and the rest of the world is wising up. The story that the world is more interested in now is the one told by Slumdog Millionaire - the ugliness behind the glittering façade - and that's upsetting. The world is not following the script...