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...Central Los Angeles.In between long drives with his favorite homie and long make-out scenes with his Mexican girlfriend, Davis fires guns—lots of them.But at a roundtable interview this Monday, the British actor said he sees the film as more than just a shoot-em-up thriller.“I certainly have no interest in showing violence for the sake of violence. However, I see no point in ignoring it either,” he said. “Every child is taught, ‘don’t solve a problem with violence...

Author: By Lindsay A. Maizel, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Bale Gets Dirty for His 'Harsh' Role | 11/8/2006 | See Source »

...must never underestimate the prescience ofAshton Kutcher. Critics panned his 2004 thriller The Butterfly Effect, but its title popularized an obscure concept of chaos theory--that small acts can beget far-flung consequences, as a butterfly's flapping its wings can trigger a storm thousands of miles away. Deep stuff for the guy who punk'd Justin Timberlake...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Intimate Strangers | 11/6/2006 | See Source »

Stephen King’s latest thriller has perhaps the most dreadfully dull cover ever conceived for a novel of his. The front is plain red with a shovel-shaped cutout on the front. Remove the dust jacket and you’ll find an overly colorful illustration of exotic, chaotically-growing flowers and weeds. According to the summary in the inner flap, the picture apparently depicts Boo’ya Moon, “a place that both terrified and healed him.” The “him” refers to the titular character?...

Author: By Eric W. Lin, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: BY ITS COVER | 11/6/2006 | See Source »

...reception and his eighth in nine games overall. The Crimson win preceded Yale's escape from defeat in Providence. The Bulldogs scraped out a 27-24 win against Brown, staying undefeated and maintaining a one-game lead on Harvard and Princeton. Princeton, meanwhile, overcame visiting Penn in an overtime thriller 31-30, a game the Quakers lost after failing to convert a do-or-die two-point conversion. Harvard can still ensure itself a share of the conference crown with a win in The Game on Nov. 18. Until then, it will have to beat Penn when it travels...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: On Wild Day in Ivies, Crimson, Dawson Inch Forward | 11/4/2006 | See Source »

...Dragon Fire” is a cautionary tale for budding politicians and aspiring novelists alike. Former Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen has somehow managed to write a political thriller that purges both politics and thrillers of nearly every redeeming element...

Author: By Patrick R. Chesnut, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Politicans Can Rumble and Romance, But They Can’t Write | 11/1/2006 | See Source »

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