Word: tragical
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...thing, this war is tragic but not inherently dramatic. The useful clichés of old war films--capturing a hill from the bad guys, getting an enemy uniform in gun sight, wooing a pretty maiden in a distant land--don't apply to a conflict on city streets, with the enemy in mufti and the local women off-limits. For another, the number of soldiers at risk in Iraq is, compared with past conflicts, relatively small--a niche market, if you will, like the audience that has paid to see Paul Haggis' In the Valley of Elah (with Tommy...
When “Donnie Darko†first went into wide release, a tragic coincidence gave the film an enormous and unanticipated thematic significance. Writer/director Richard Kelly could never have predicted that his tale of a young man facing a deadly plane crash and an imminent apocalypse would hit screens a scant few weeks after the Twin Towers fell...
...another thing, he "branded" his product as "Blue Magic," which was a purer and cheaper product that his competitors offered. Finally, Frank, who is played with a smooth coolness by Denzel Washington that eluded the more rough-hewn Edward G. Robinson and James Cagney, does not come to a tragic end. Eventually, he is turned by an almost comically obsessive cop named Richie Roberts (Russell Crowe), does some jail time and loses his fortune, but remains available to tell his story...
...murder by the state. We hope that the Supreme Court rules against lethal injection, finally recognizing its true nature. Beyond the method of lethal injection, we believe that the death penalty is categorically wrong, both morally and legally. Our system of justice is inevitably imperfect, and even one tragic mistake costing an innocent life is too much. The connection between the death penalty and racially charged cases is well documented, and the system needs to be reevaluated to eliminate biases. In an age where all of Western Europe, Canada, and many other countries have abolished the death penalty...
...England, returned to work on Nov. 1, albeit at a much reduced level. For now, he'll work only three half-days a week, and won't be seeing patients. Neither he nor his wife Kate, who's a general practitioner, have worked since their daughter went missing. That tragic event vaulted them, and the so far fruitless search for Madeleine, into a global media spotlight, especially after Portuguese police officially named them as suspects in September...