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...past the Forbidden City, over roofs and parks all the way to the hazy crests of the Western Hills. It's the best view in China's booming capital, and you would expect one of the country's corporate titans to be taking up residence. But it's a testament to the rising prominence of one of China's hottest industries that the top five floors of the building will, in fact, be occupied by the lobby of a Park Hyatt that promises to be Beijing's snazziest hotel...
...have to say it drives me nuts that these discs don't include any of the extras I've extolled; a Criterion disc without all the cool Easter eggs is missing something... essential. But the box is a testament not to Criterion but to Janus; indeed, to serious lovers of serious films. As such, there's not a richer gift (if you happen to be rich) for someone ready to experience the wonders of movies beyond Hollywood than this sumptuous...
...legislative overture harnesses the power of popular support in a way that an unelected judiciary simply cannot. Especially given the conservative condemnation of judicial activism in the arena of gay rights, legislative action would have been an especially powerful testament to the shift in culture. The handful of other states that have made progress on the issue of gay marriage have all done so through judicial recourse—Vermont and Massachusetts being notable examples. But conservative opponents have lambasted such rulings as undemocratic legislation from the bench. Had the New Jersey legislature acted promptly, no such attack could have...
...Columbia scoreless until the final minutes of the game.But a corner kick from Columbia’s Shannon Munoz entered the box in the 82nd minute, and after some intense tussling from both teams, Medal put the ball in the back of the net for the Lions victory.As a testament to Harvard’s resolve, the Crimson kept battling, quite literally, until the last seconds of the game. Freshman defender Lizzy Nichols took three corner kicks in the last two minutes of the match, and the last one tested Columbia’s defense to the final whistle...
...puncturing can there be before the audience tires of the repetition, or gets exasperated and shouts, "You've been punk'd"? It also has a much larger cast, all of them seemingly graduates of the Off-Hollywood School of Bad Acting. Only Bell, hoarse and recriminating in fine Old Testament God fashion, can summon the depraved grandeur his character requires...