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This is a chronic problem for advocacy-focused documentaries: the ones that are aesthetically meritorious tend to sacrifice their message, and the ones that adhere strictly to a detailed, informative argument, such as “An Inconvenient Truth,” are generally unwatchable. It is unfortunate the same amount of attention is allotted to advocacy documentaries as to films that demonstrate command of form and tell engaging stories. Although they offer treatments of potent topics, too often they end with a call to action that is poorly grounded at best and fraudulent at worst...
...People tend to approach me with Asian-America scripts now,” she said, but she refuses to be boxed into producing a specific kind of film. Currently, she is working in the post-production stage on an untitled film focusing on the earthquake in Haiti and is also starting to work on a film that may serve as a prequel to “Children of Invention...
...Sometimes when things are hard, we tend to defer to the seniors like Jeremy [Lin] and Doug [Miller],” he says. “I’m starting to become more comfortable, but I definitely think being more vocal as a leader of the team is an area I can improve...
...It’s all about strategy,” Robinson, one of only three freshmen on the Ivies team, said. “We want to spread out our talent. But overall, the Ivy teams tend to be stronger, and there are many reasons behind that. The first season can be rocky for some freshmen, and they may just need more time to settle in. Experience is really important, so that’s why the Ivies team is junior- and senior-heavy...
After the shock of Kumaritashvili's accident wore off - and face it, we tend to quickly move on from such tragedy - the Vancouver Games offered the wonderful highs, and head-scratching lows, typical of any Olympics. In hindsight, all the early whining about glitches, like the need for snow to be helicoptered onto a dry mountain, and malfunctioning ice machines, seems silly. We'll remember the likes of Joannie Rochette, the Canadian figure skater who displayed genuine bravery while toe-looping and triple-axling two days after her mother died of a massive heart attack. We'll also feel...