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From the first view of a rundown kitchen, complete with refrigerator and green plastic chairs, director R.J. Cutler and set designer Peter Sorger demonstrate a firm grasp of Shepard's hard realism. The Tates, a family of four, scrap endlessly about their unproductive farmstead and their dreary lives. Weston (Dean Norris), the alcoholic father, has just bashed in the front door after a night in the bars. His wife Ella (Nina Bernstein), who called the police to get rid of him, is having an affair with a slick town lawyer, and both husband and wife would like nothing more than...
...harder time. Less defined to start with, his character progresses a lot further through the plot's various unbelievabilities than his sister, and he and Bernstein, excellent by themselves, rarely convey the impression of mother and son. Most of the stiffness and bad timing evaporate once Norris as Weston comes onstage; the strongest personality of the four, he not only dominates the plot but brings most of the dramatic momentum with...
...Richter scale. Yesterday's, in comparison, probably brought no damage because it started in an unpopulated area. Even if it had centered in a major city it would only have caused minor damage to a few chimneys, walls, and tombstones, said John Ebel, a seismologist at an observatory in Weston, Mass...
...Weston, Mass. native's domination during the past four years has gained her almost every Harvard record. Her six Crimson marks (for goals and points scored) figure to keep her name mentioned with the best for many years to come...
This year's Ivy League Player of the Year Finn, a Malvern, Pa. native, holds that Crimson scoring records, while DenHartog, who hails from Weston, Mass. holds every other Harvard record...