Word: setups
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...long and plodding exposition, Damien and his brother Teddy (Padraic Delaney) end up fighting each other in battle, the result of an English treaty which causes Irish civil conflict. While the Irish Civil War has not often been explored in film before, Loach presents an uninspired movie. The boring setup of “Barley” is the least of the film’s troubles. The story is long and full of many complicating factors that overtake the film. Subplots meant to humanize the narrative instead leave the viewer unfazed. Unlike popular war films such...
...thrust upon their delicate complexions. Clergue’s recent “Nu Zébré” series provides a counterpoint to this antagonism. Each “Nu Zébré” is a variation on the simple but very expressive setup of window blinds cracked open just enough to cast thin stripes of light on a female model. The blinds filter the light in long straight lines, but upon the body each line curves, thickens, and thins in its own unique way. In these slyly minimal photographs, Clergue most creatively celebrates...
...pretty good, and there aren’t enough people to make it really competitive,” said Ramos, taking a break in between intense games of “Defense of the Ancients.” “I’m impressed with the setup, and I’d like to see more of these events in the future.” Registration was free and open to the public. Most participants were Harvard students, although some players came from MIT. Others were not affiliated with either school. “I think it?...
...civilians in Nanjing between 1937 and 1938. (Some also argue that photos of the atrocities were faked, including the beheading shown at left). At a news conference on Jan. 24, filmmaker Satoru Mizushima-who also runs a Japanese satellite-TV station-lashed out at Nanking, calling it "a setup by China" based on an "erroneous understanding of history." Flanked by politicians and journalists, he announced that he'd produce his own film, provisionally entitled The Truth about Nanking, to refute it. "There was a war, and thousands of Japanese soldiers and guerillas died. But an organized rape and massacre...
...institution of higher learning. You need a room filled with penises, all shapes and sizes, usually several rooms. But that’s just for intimidation purposes. Loeb House is perfectly suited for this, with glory holes Swiss cheesing all of its walls and boardroom tables. This setup makes voting on the Corporation really easy; boners for “yea,” limpies for “nay.” That’s why women aren’t allowed on the Corporation; nothing would ever get done. Luckily, presidents don’t need...