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...Then - snap! - the film becomes as taut as the rope Jarratt's kangaroo shooter uses to tow the tourists back to his isolated desert camp on the pretext of fixing their car. Around a campfire, he tells his captive audience: "Fair dinkum, I get around. You never know where I'll pop up." Almost an hour into Wolf Creek, the pressure has become almost unbearable. Which is exactly how first-time writer-director Greg Mclean wants it. When he learns that at a recent screening, five people left the theater around this point in the movie, and only four came...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Killer on the Road | 10/31/2005 | See Source »

...chairman should remain unpartisan, focusing on the long-run growth of the economy rather than short political time horizons. That’s not to say he should not advise the president or speak out when he believes a policy is wrong. But he should not simply tow a party line. Greenspan’s experience shows the possible dangers of the job. Few will debate that Greenspan has been a legendary chairman, but his reputation was tarnished when, in a partisan manner, he dabbled in fiscal policy in 2001, effectively endorsing the Bush tax cuts in his congressional testimony...

Author: By The Crimson Staff, | Title: The Whole Economy In His Hands | 10/26/2005 | See Source »

...tank displayed fish from the region, including the guests of honor. Pro fishermen, swathed in a patchwork of their sponsors, signed autographs, gave demonstrations and chatted with fans. "The fishing pros are so nice. The other pros just sign and go," said Kim Davis, who had three kids in tow, one of whom longs to be a pro fisherman. More than 40,000 people visited over the tournament's four days, one reason the Hot Springs Convention & Visitors Bureau made a huge effort to host the event...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Riding the Bass Boom | 10/3/2005 | See Source »

...lacks suspense and tension. The killer’s identity is known from the beginning, eliminating the whodunit element so crucial to keeping most slasher flicks watchable. And when the fiend is not killing people during the day, he’s driving around town as if his tow truck were an ice-cream truck...

Author: By Michaela N. De lacaze, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: MOVIE REVIEW | 9/30/2005 | See Source »

There’s really not a whole lot going on in the video: just Messina walking down a city street in a series of seductive pairs of pants with her simpering ex in tow...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Pop Screen | 9/30/2005 | See Source »

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