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...mankind”—or so say The Builders, the team that masterminded the city. Although the film disappoints at times with flat supporting performances and under-developed background, “City of Ember” ultimately uplifts with its strong central relationship and hopeful tone. Two hundred years later, hope is diminishing as the generator—the city’s power source—starts to fail and Ember begins to fall apart. As one citizen dismally notes, the “city is going black for good,” just like Earth...
...nominated movie. The obvious reference point is To Kill a Mockingbird, whose girl narrator, Scout Finch, is 6 to Lily's 14, and whose fictional setting is Maycomb, Ala., instead of Bees' Tiburon, S.C. But that was back when most big films tended to serious sentiment. Today, the dominant tone is irreverence, sarcasm, facetiousness. Can a time-capsule movie like this one have any resonance today? Can it find an audience to nurture in the old, noble, now-discredited Hollywood traditions...
...North Korea, Koh may need to tone down his style...
...recent days, McCain has attempted to move away from his campaign's controversial negative tone, and instead present his genuine optimistic persona and inspire Americans with leadership and good humor during these uncertain times. While still in the midst of this midcourse correction, it may be risky for McCain to strike Obama forcefully in such a high-profile forum...
...seat in the back of the orchestra as she waited for her entrance. As soon as Hangen raised the baton, there was a palpable difference in the orchestra’s attentiveness. The musicians seemed to sit straighter in their chairs, and the audience waited silently. The brooding tone of the cellos in the prelude’s opening created a dark tension, with unresolved harmonies longing for fulfillment. Under Hangen’s direction, the orchestra members seemed to be more attentive to note quality and phrasing, and, for the first time that afternoon, a rich orchestral sound filled...