Word: wrestlers
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...Actor; it went to Sean Penn, who played gay-rights activist Harvey Milk in the biopic Milk. This was the one half-surprise in an evening of few big upsets. The oddsmakers had Penn tabbed as a slight underdog to Golden Globe winner Mickey Rourke, whose performance in The Wrestler had all the earmarks of a sentimental Hollywood comeback. (See pictures of Rourke...
...Leading Actress award for her role in The Reader, and the Original Screenplay prize went to the Irish hitman comedy In Bruges. Echoing the sentiments of their American brethren, the British Academy voters also gave Leading Actor kudos to comeback king Mickey Rourke for his role in The Wrestler (his expletive-sprinkled acceptance speech getting some of the night's biggest laughs), honored the late Heath Ledger's turn as The Joker in The Dark Knight with a Supporting Actor award, crowned WALL-E best Animated Film and applauded The Curious Case of Benjamin Button with...
...Connor’s narrow win over No. 18 Matt Dragon not only sparked an impressive day for the junior grappler, but also served as a reminder that he remains one of the nation’s top competitors. O’Connor was the only Crimson wrestler to defeat a ranked opponent on the weekend.Despite the stellar performances of both captains and Peppelman, the rookie’s classmates did not fare as well. Harvard’s other four freshmen—Murphy, Johnny Motley (1-8), Bryan Panzano (0-7), and Spencer DeSena...
...song, in collusion with a number of similarly heartfelt tracks on the album, smacks of classic Boss, poeticizing the seemingly banal and imbuing moments of tenderness into otherwise unnoteworthy situations. Surprisingly, Springsteen’s crowning achievement on the album appears as a bonus track. “The Wrestler,” which is featured at the end of the movie of the same name, paints a hauntingly beautiful picture of a broken man. Throughout the song, Springsteen claims he’s many depressing figures, including “a one armed man punching at nothing...
...single score with moments remaining in the third period. The Harvard senior allowed his opponent to escape, hoping for a takedown in the final seconds, but he could not upend the redshirt freshman. Nonetheless, the 6-4 decision marked the best effort made by a losing Crimson wrestler and brought much-needed intensity to a lackluster match.“Patrick has been one of our top leaders, not as much in wins as in what he brings to the table,” Weiss said. “It’s not about the record, but about...