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...Latin American director); but his characters are as flaccid as those in so many Euro-films we've seen at Cannes over the years. Their feet glued to the floor, they stand in place and wait for destiny to do its worst. It's enough to make you wish that some Hollywood high hack like Michael Bay had taken over and told the cast, "Movies are about doing something. Let's go blow up stuff...
That's why when Sam meets an expectant mother deeply interested in her own health but who cannot afford the fee, she sometimes offers her services at a discounted rate or for free. "I wish could give this service to everyone," she says, but "I have a family to look after, business to run and life to live while enjoying my work." A relaxed, unflappable doctor is important for jittery moms-to-be. Even more important is a doctor who remembers that her patients even exist. In the months since she canceled her appointment at her last doctor's office...
...people seeing the realities of war.’ Dehumanizing, desensitizing terms really take us far away from the wars and the destruction. 11. FM: If you couldn’t be a filmmaker, what else would you be? JN: Probably a writer. 12. FM: If you had three wishes instead of one at the 2006 Technology, Entertainment, Design (TED) conference where you first broached the idea of Pangea Day, what would you have wished for? JN: The first and second wish is to change the world. I wish I could come up with something funnier than this! [My third...
...event, said that last night’s dialogue was a positive step in achieving harmony between the groups. “I was very delighted that we were able to have a very respectful, yet very frank, dialogue,” he said. “I wish the speakers could have talked to each other more, but the overall attitude was very positive. The event was hosted by the Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations, Harvard College Group for the Study of the Tibet Issue, and the Asia Centers Undergraduate Council in the Center for Government...
...legitimate concerns about student safety arise. In lieu of such concerns, the College should provide for student safety by instituting a more regular shuttle schedule that takes students directly from the library to residential areas at late hours of the night. In an atmosphere fraught with stress, students who wish to study should always be able to do so. The provision of a quiet and easily accessible study space is a demand that any college should be happy to accommodate...