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...Iranian city of Bam, which, on Dec. 26, 2003 - exactly a year before the Indonesian tsunami - was leveled by an earthquake. Of the 100,000 inhabitants, 30,000 died. The rest were left to flee, or live in rubble. In the poignant Voices of Bam, Dutch filmmakers Mariana Van Der Horst and Maasja Ooms patrol the devastated town and tiptoe into the minds of those who remain; the survivors speak, in poetic voiceover, of the family, the wives and lovers who live only in their memories, haunt their days and dreams...
Made in the mid-50s, “Arkadin” intertwines narrative aspects of “Citizen Kane” and “The Third Man” to probe Cold War institutional corruption. A dying man gives a petty criminal named Van Stratten (Robert Arden) two names—Gregory Arkadin and Sophie—which he tries to use to blackmail Arkadin (played by writer/director Orson Welles), one of the world’s richest and sketchiest men. The other name, it is later revealed, is that of Arkadin’s collaborator from...
Instead of agreeing to Van Stratten’s terms, Arkadin decides to pay Van Stratten to find out the details of his past, ostensibly due to amnesia. As Van Stratten wanders the world, Welles gives center stage to a series of glorious character actors representing the changes in the international scene—the Dutch man is an avaricious eccentric, the titled Frenchwoman is forced to work in a clothing store, the Englishman is ignored until the end, and the Mexican representative is corrupt, but just wants to be left alone...
...CLOSE, YET SO FARTraveling primarily by bus, De Beausset eventually reached Altar, a city close to the U.S. border. “I was in this town that I knew nothing about at 3 a.m,” he says. “This green van came up to me and said, ‘Taxi, taxi.’”De Beausset got in, noticing another man sleeping in the back seat, and asked to be taken to the nearest hotel. But the driver passed by several hotels without stopping, promising that their destination was only several...
...Pizzotti hit freshman Alex Breaux for a 10-yard touchdown.WAITING TO RUSHThe Crimson running game was paced by freshman Randy Ojukwu, who carried 17 times for 118 yards and an 18-yard touchdown run in the second quarter. The bulk of other rushing duties were handled by sophomore Noah Van Niel and freshman Michael Doerner. Dawson’s backup, sophomore Charles Baakel, also sat out the game, so the three running backs were essentially competing for time on the third team next season.“Chuck Baakel is a very solid second,” Murphy said...