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...Juliet martial-arts film, much influenced by the Chinese hits Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Hero. But the emphasis here is on spooky visual effects. One black-clad warrior has inky tentacles slithering out of his long sleeves, with stringy hair to match. Magic makes the forest?s leaves swarm like hornets around an adversary. Worms swarm in the blood of a chest wound. Our heroine cries tears of blood, and in one battle our hero kills 26 ninjas, the carnage backlit by a CGIgantic moon. I saw the movie without subtitles, but that didn?t seem to matter. Sorcery...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The New Eastern Standard | 6/23/2006 | See Source »

After the bombing, Iraqi security and 4th Infantry Division troops swarm over the scene. Al-Zarqawi dies of his injuries soon after he is found. His identity is confirmed through scars, tattoos and fingerprints F-16 FIGHTING FALCON A compact, light and versatile fighter jet. It is highly maneuverable and able to perform in both air-to-air and air-to-surface combat THE TARGET The house, made of cinder blocks and reinforced concrete, was set back in a grove of date palms, about 1.25 miles (2 km) northeast of the village of Hibhib First bomb...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Zarqawi's Last Dinner Party | 6/11/2006 | See Source »

...fate of the kingdom of Rohan is hanging by a thread as the evil Orcs swarm the mountain fortress of Helm?s Deep. Under blood-red clouds, Aragorn and his small band of men stand shoulder to shoulder against the invading hordes, who are hobbling around on freakish weapon/crutches. The elf warrior Legolas mounts a promontory to fire arrows at the Orc targets: FFWWOOSH, FFWWOOSH, FFWWOOSH...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bringing Lord of the Rings to the Stage | 3/17/2006 | See Source »

...documentary’s most harrowing scenes occurs at a weapons trade show. Representatives from Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, and a swarm of other arms companies routinely host such shows, during which they hawk their killing wares to Pentagon officials and military advisers. The atmosphere of these events is no different than that of a boat or auto show, down to the balloon-sculpting clowns and stage magicians...

Author: By Bernard L. Parham, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Why We Fight | 2/3/2006 | See Source »

...first scene in The Wild Bunch--a swarm of red ants devouring a scorpion as children giggle at the sport--could summarize Peckinpah's view of humanity. Something in this legendary auteur, who drank and crazied himself out of a brilliant career, said, "Life is awful. Ain't it fun to watch?" This DVD package spotlights two wild westerns (The Wild Bunch and Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid) and two mild ones (Ride the High Country and The Ballad of Cable Hogue), all paying tribute to colorful, mournful rogues whose time had passed. For Peckinpah, elegy was autobiography...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: DVDS: 6 Winning Western DVDS | 1/29/2006 | See Source »

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