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...this year the British contingent, led by sleeper hit Slumdog Millionaire and a double-duty Kate Winslet (The Reader and Revolutionary Road), had already conquered at most of the big awards ceremonies and is looking set to triumph at the upcoming Oscars, too. The British Academy suddenly became all things to all people: it could celebrate homegrown talent and still stay in step with the big guys. (See pictures from the 2009 BAFTAs...
...rarely watches his work after it is released, he retains an impression of each of his films, reflecting the initial emotional stimulus behind the film’s conception. “Certain things stay with me,” he said, referring to “Light Sleeper,” in particular. “And I remember the yearning, and how much I loved the yearning.”—Staff writer Rebecca A. Schuetz can be reached at schuetz@fas.harvard.edu...
Launched with a 2003 miniseries, BSG evolved into a sci-fi tale of the war on terrorism. Because Cylon "skin-jobs" pass for human--some believe they are human--the fleet fell into the kind of paranoia that, post-9/11, saw a sleeper-cell agent on every commuter flight. It also dramatized the danger of religious extremism: the Cylons are monotheists who see their human creators (who worship a version of the Greco-Roman pantheon) as heathens...
...with 50% rebates if you book your tickets online before Dec. 11. If you have the free time, the "Canadian" route, for instance, departs Toronto, passes through the prairies and the Rockies and ends at Canada's Pacific coast five days later. VIA Rail promises down duvets in your sleeper, local wines to sip in the observation car, regional menus in the dining car and attentive staff...
...League football’s version of the Tampa Bay Rays, the gritty underdog threatening to take down the two well-endowed powerhouses at the top of its division. The Bears’ 78 points allowed in their last two games do not exactly scream out “sleeper pick...