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...periphery of the event. Once the assassins' shots hit their human target and a large bomb disperses the crowd, the movie flashes back 23 mins. and starts all over again, in be-kind-rewind fashion, and we get the perspectives of President Ashton (William Hurt), two of his Secret Service bodyguards (Dennis Quaid and Matthew Fox), an American tourist bystander (Forest Whitaker) and a few of the terrorists as they develop their scheme and attempt their escape...
...Early on, we learn that Secret Service Agent Thomas Barnes (Quaid) had taken a bullet for Ashton a year ago, so this is a least the second assassination attempt during the his regime. Ashton, though, is no ninny; stern and balding, he has the gruff gravitas of Fred Thompson or Rudy Giuliani, if either of them had got past their Presidential-primary gaffes and into the White House. And he is ready with heroic quotes for any occasion. When his adviser pleads, "Mr. President, we have to act strong," Ashton snaps back, "No, we have to be strong...
...SPOILER ALERT / IDIOCY ADVISORY: You're a terrorist who's just pulled off an assassination plot that killed dozens of high-ranking U.S. officials and a few hundred innocent bystanders. Now you're tearing through town in your getaway van with precious cargo in the back and a Secret Service agent on your tail. Would you hit the car breaks and risk being caught just to avoid running into a little girl on the highway...
...Borscht Belt’ humor. The feelings of appreciation were mutual. “I want to thank you all for being so smart,” Reiss said. While at Harvard, Reiss was co-president of the Harvard Lampoon—a semi-secret Sorrento Square social organization that occasionally publishes a so-called humor magazine—along with fellow Simpsons writer Jonathan M. Vitti ’81. —Staff Writer Esther I. Yi can be reached at estheryi@fas.harvard.edu...
...Christianity impacts Africa. Mariko and Maritha are devout Christians whose problem is not one of violence. In fact, they have been happy partners for so many years that their fellow townsmen see them as twins. Society is shocked when they start coming before congregation every week to confess their secret lusts. Questions abound, both in the minds of the congregation and in the mind of the reader. Have Mariko and Maritha tended to their souls and neglected the needs of their bodies? Does a healthy sexual relationship clash with religious piety? It is only when they visit the traditional African...