Word: statically
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...University, a mile up from Wall Street. The Thai film Blissfully Yours was made by Apichatpong Weerasethakul, who studied at the Art Institute of Chicago. Blissfully was named best film in the Un Certain Regard sidebar, in part because it plays by the minimalist rules of international cinema: a static camera, forlorn characters, lots of driving and a little sex for spice. See what you can learn in Western film schools...
...even as Washington's policy remains static, Cuban reality may be on the cusp of significant changes. Fidel Castro, who turned 75 last summer, may have outlasted nine U.S. presidents and everything from exploding cigars to botched invasions, but he cannot outwit time. Nor can the socialist economy he built largely on Soviet handouts resist the unsentimental forces of globalization that rule the post-Cold War world...
...Lovett cleans a lonely table after failing to gain Todd’s devotion, we feel the twinge of pain behind every clink of every plate she dumps in her bucket. Though Knapp makes Lovett mesmerizing, the character cannot break out of the text’s relatively static mold and carry the play...
Unfortunately, the blocking is not all that is static. The preferred acting style of the cast involves choosing one note in which to plant a character—and never breaking from it. Korich’s note in playing the antagonist is well-chosen—a dark scowl and a booming voice calculated to intimidate all those in his path—but it prevents him from finding the subtleties expressed by his character’s humor. As Lt. Cmdr. JoAnn Galloway, the passionate but inexperienced attorney who assists Kaffee, Marcie Ulin ’02 comes...
...triangular segment cut out of a circle. On two sides the exterior follows that contour, but on the third, the exterior wall curves inwards to create a fluid curve out of an originally straight line. As vehicles enter the terminal, they follow a twisted path around a static circle spoked by bus bays for arrivals and departures. As a result, the building possesses a dynamic interface between the passengers and their transport. This subtle bending of rigid shapes lends their models a palpable warmth, as realized in their Maria Colonel apartment block designed in the mid-1970s in Seville...