Word: silver
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...eerie strobe light, a black rider rears its steed (a man and puppet on stilts), sending fearful hobbits scurrying. Dead men rise from the Marshes (a roiling silver sheet) to make war against Sauron's legions. In the Mountains of Moria, Gandalf battles the enormous Balrog (an Erector-set confection with steaming orange eyes) as the sound effects roar and a strong wind gusts from the stage, spraying the audience with a blizzard of black confetti. As for Frodo, he not only lives, he also sings in the new version of The Lord of the Rings, opening this week...
...could end up with a lot of dead military people and not save a single civilian." The Janjaweed militia, which is doing the killing, is armed with rifles and riding horses and camels. Surely the U.S. military is capable of taking them on. Pete Castelluccio Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. Silver but Unsafe? Re "The rise and fall and rise of a skating superpower" [Feb. 27], about the Chinese ascendancy in figure skating: Time said the pairs figure-skating team of Zhang Dan and Zhang Hao "nabbed the silver." Nabbed indeed. Zhang Hao flung his partner into the air with...
...film’s greatest success is its staggeringly coherent cinematography. Harlequin fireworks, dramatic iconography, and overpowering mob images dominate the silver screen. From beginning to end, the choreography of the explosive sequences succeeds with the same grandeur of the accompanying Tchaikovsky score...
...Ballroom competition. The competition, which drew competitors of all ages and from all over the country, was judged by internationally accredited officials over two days. The dancers came from a variety of backgrounds and training, and were divided into four different subgroups according to ability and experience: newcomer, bronze, silver and gold. Prizes for the top dancers included gift certificates for dance apparel stores, free lessons, and cash prizes. Many of the more advanced dancers vied for a $3,500 dress that was to be awarded to the wining couple in the gold standard...
...placed on probation by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. Knight said the accreditation committee cited several violations, including the school’s lack of a mission statement. But while Knight noted the hurdles she faced as the new principal, she added that she saw a silver lining to the challenges.“I looked around and saw a way to make sure that there was an opportunity for us to do better as far as opportunities for kids,” Knight said. She also noted that the re-accreditation process forced CRLS to take...