Word: wormser
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Directed by Marco Bellochio Peppercorn-Wormser/ The Criterion Collection 4 Stars Marco Bellocchio’s “Fists In the Pocket” follows a murderous epileptic as he begins killing his stuffy, embarrassing family. Oh, and he’s in love with his sister, his first victim is his blind mother, and his second victim is his mentally disabled epileptic brother. It’s an audacious directorial debut, particularly for Italy in 1965, still trying to stitch itself together after the war and, cinematically, completely in the thrall of neo-realism, which was just beginning...
...Hundert’s and Summers’ decisions to step down. Some professors who supported the vote of no-confidence said that Hundert’s decision was rushed. “The vote of no confidence was the easy part,” said Theodore S. Gup, Wormser professor of journalism at Case Western and a long-time critic of Hundert. “Knocking the rider off the horse wouldn’t solve the problem...I would have left him time to clean up his mess...