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...Despite the skepticism of many defense analysts, it has become conventional wisdom on Capitol Hill that the U.S. needs a system of interceptor missiles, deployed in Alaska, that will be able to shoot down any incoming missiles from North Korea or other "rogue" states. Skeptics point out that despite $60 billion of investment in Reagan's "Star Wars" program and a further $10 billion envisaged by the Clinton administration, an even relatively fail-safe system of interceptor missiles remains a pipe dream. Still, that hasn't deterred either Congress or the White House from championing the program...
...Among those producing _Exterminator_ are, variously, the Chemical Brothers, David Holmes and Kevin Shields of My Bloody Valentine. It's a diverse mix, though it flows surprisingly well. Highlights include David Holmes' _film noir_-style instrumental ("Blood Money"), and the catchy Jagz Kooner mix of "Swastika Eyes." The finale, "Shoot Speed/Kill Light" features the blazing guitar of New Order's Bernard Sumner...
...vestibule of his own home…but because he was black, he was profiled," Cochran said. "So they stop him and they shoot first and ask questions later...
Under sniper fire during an embassy demonstration in Yemen, a Marine colonel (Samuel L. Jackson) orders his men to shoot at the demonstrators; 83 Yemenis are killed. At the colonel's court martial, his attorney (Tommy Lee Jones) cries bureaucratic cover-up--which the script, from a story by former Navy Secretary James Webb, sees as more damning than the massacre of civilians. The issues demand nuance, not the rhetorical bombast offered in this muddle. It has something to offend every political sensibility but little to offer in thoughtful drama...
...influence his work is Nan Goldin, whose famous work, "The Ballad of Sexual Dependency," documents the relationships in her life. Goldin was a visiting professor at Harvard last spring, and although Sheng did not take her class, her presence left a lasting impression on his photographic approach. He shoots with a Yashica T4, a point-and-shoot camera small enough to fit into his shirt pocket. This small camera allows him to be as unobtrusive as possible so as not to affect the reality of the moments occurring in his quotidian affairs. His photography is about himself, his relationships...