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...remains a classic, bolstered by Joseph Mankiewicz’s unpretentious direction and several stellar performances. Branagh’s version is fun, but the eccentric direction is all too often distracting, and Law’s overwrought acting style detracts from the plot. It’s a shame that Caine, the most alluring aspect of the film, can’t play both parts...
...refugee problem is virtually ignored in this country because it is another reminder that the U.S. occupation of Iraq is a horrible blunder. As bad as Saddam Hussein was, it is impossible to believe that the Iraqi people are better off now than before our invasion. It is our shame that we have granted asylum to so few refugees. The President's pre-emptive war of choice must be judged by history as a crime against a people who did us no harm. James G. Whiteley Sr., Paducah...
...shame No Country for Old Men doesn't officially open till Nov. 9, since it has a villain crazier, scarier and more implacable than any Halloween horror ghoul. As incarnated by the great Javier Bardem, Anton Chigurh is a killer from hell who likes to play mind games with his victims before he makes them play dead. How could an ordinary fellow like Llewelyn Moss (Josh Brolin) hope to elude this monster, when Moss has $2 million that Chigurh plans to get back without saying please...
...demographic. While most self-help books cater to an obvious niche, this book aims at the group of men who are both misogynistic enough to enjoy reading about “pampered predators” but secure enough in their manhood to peruse the self-help section without shame. Men on the whole represent a tiny proportion of the self-help market, but perhaps a growing one. A search on www.amazon.com for “that bitch” brings up the recent publication and also “How to Get Over That Bitch and Grow Balls They Can?...
...victim," if you don't have a criminal record, and I can cover the press conferences at which officials will congratulate themselves on lessons learned. But while everyone else plays him- or herself in the simulation, the media and the public are only invited as props. That's a shame since - especially in the case of a dirty bomb - there are no more important players in a terrorism incident. "We need to train with the media so the media becomes part of the team. You gotta build trust and relationships with the local media," says one veteran emergency manager...