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That was the story of the day--Harvard could not turn the tide. Especially on the transition from defense to offense, the Crimson turned the ball over far, far too much, with many long passes becoming essentially up for grabs...
East St. Louis had less to lose. Still, the rising tide of riverboat revenues has not lifted all boats. The Casino Queen parking lot is surrounded by a high-security fence with guards in two watchtowers and on the ground. A new stop on the MetroLink commuter train, which deposits visitors at the boat, was designed to bypass the heart of East St. Louis, which even now has large tracts of urban desolation and 1,700 abandoned buildings.. "You have not seen a lot of gambling revenue trickle into the neighborhood," says community activist Alandra Byrd. But the casino...
...editing Oscar this year, each illustrates an interesting facet of the craft: the integration of special effects and character development of Apollo 13, the mix of animals and robot beasts in Babe, the bloody briskness of the battle sequences in Braveheart, the claustrophobic submarine struggle in Crimson Tide and the jolting impact of Seven. Character study, animal film, martial epic, macho debating, upscale splatter--all genres sizzle or sink depending on the editor's skill...
...films nominated in this category are typically action films, which helped get Crimson Tide and Seven their nods, though they were not cited for Best Picture. It is also why this year's nod to Babe wins cheers even from a rival, Braveheart's Steven Rosenblum: "Groups like the Academy often don't recognize how well edited these quiet pictures are." Seven's Richard Francis-Bruce adds that the contemplative Il Postino deserved a mention for its deft matching of shots, within the same scene, of the ailing Massimo Troisi and his body double who appears in about half...
While the cast and crew are on the set, the editor is in the cutting room, assembling footage, feeling out the rhythm and personality of each scene. What should be emphasized? The editor has infinite options. "In Crimson Tide," says Lebenzon, "there's a scene out in the rain where the guys are being addressed by Gene Hackman for the first time. There was so much film on that and so many ways to go. In a way it was a very traditional General Patton scene, but I slammed into these big close-ups from wide shots. It somehow became...