Word: triumph
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...before any of the other nominees. The film has been out of the public eye for too long, and the lack of current hype will take its toll. Second: since the film was Jim Carrey's break-through dramatic role, viewers remember this cautionary tale as an actor's triumph, not that of a director. Third, and most damning: Weir did a good job directing Truman, but perhaps he was too good for his own good (say that five times fast). In creating a dark, surveillance-oriented world, the director forced himself to reach an unappealing level of coldness. Though...
Obviously, without the incredible performancesof its seniors, the Crimson couldn't have executedsuch a spectacular triumph. Having never lost anEISL title in their four years at Harvard, seniorsAlex Kurmakov, Jon Samuel, Sirringhaus, Wriede andJames Zenyuh carried the team to its finalvictory...
...TRIUMPH: During the State of the Union address...
...alone when she was a girl growing up in the coastal town of LaRochelle. In 1987 she finished third in her first cross-Atlantic solo race. Her dream came true in 1991, when she became the first woman ever to complete the Around Alone challenge. But even that huge triumph was not without trial. Rough seas and high winds claimed her mast as she neared Australia. With a makeshift rig, she was able to reach port and make repairs. She finished the race, but her boat came in seventh...
...what are you? The next Mr. Quentin Tarantino? Probably not: Ritchie's idea of film pizazz is to dip into his TV commercials bag of fast-mo, slo-mo and stop-mo, until you may cry out, "No mo'." The movie is frolicsome but pushy, the triumph of flash over style. But for narrative savvy and direction of actors, Ritchie is up there with...