‘Crude’ chronicles what happens when an ecological disaster meets a media circus Nov 5, 2009
His previous movies - Brother s Keeper, Paradise Lost, Metallica: Some Kind of Monster - coolly stare down their subjects until other stories start to emerge, and so it is here. The rousing primary narrative of Crude follows Ecuador s Pablo Fajardo, a likable former laborer turned activist attorney who pushes the lawsuit forward in the name of his cancer-ridden countrymen. (Boston Globe)
‘Crude’ taps into court battle involving Ecuadorans and oil giant Nov 1, 2009
His past films include Metallica: Some Kind of Monster, about the explosive tensions in the heavy metal group; Paradise Lost, about convictions in the murder of three 8-year-old boys; and Brother s Keeper, also about a murder trial. As with his earlier films, Berlinger lets the characters speak for themselves without narration. (Boston Globe)
When a Man Loves a Computer Screen Oct 28, 2009
Unfortunately for me a startlingly attractive woman has come along IRL and I suddenly find myself trying to work off my beer gut, oh well, paradise lost, and please wish me luck. directly referenced. (Slate)
* Classical music Oct 4, 2009
And one of the sources of the text is Miltons Paradise Lost, though this its wrongly implied as being the only source on the new and otherwise excellent DVD from Deutsche Grammophon. Its of a celebrated performance conducted by Leonard Bernstein in 1986 in the rococo splendor of the Benedictine Abbey of Ottobeuren in southern Germany, with Lucia Popp and Kurt Moll among others as soloists. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
'Crude': Lawyers at work, babies with rashes Sep 30, 2009
The story, as recounted by filmmaker Joe Berlinger ( "Paradise Lost," "Metallica: Some Kind of Monster"), is one of righteous plaintiffs - represented by Ecuadoran lawyer Pablo Fajardo and American consulting attorney Steven Donziger - versus the heartless corporate giant from up north. No film could convey all the complexities of the case - what "Crude" does is air the plaintiffs' claims and show the lawyers at work. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
John Malkovich faces "Disgrace" Sep 19, 2009
") Andrew O'Hehir Friday, Sept. 11, 2009 06:18 EDT The family who just said no Driven along by Al Gore, the fluctuating price of gasoline, a procession of dire news reports about mounting ecological catastrophe and a vague sense that our civilization is running out of time, most of us are trying to do at least a little about it. We downsize our vehicles, segregate aluminum from newspaper and remember (sometimes) to shut off the air conditioner when we're not home. And we're depressingly... (Salon)
Which earth-crisis documentary is for you? Sep 18, 2009
Briefly, though, this new documentary from the co-director of "Paradise Lost," "Brother's Keeper" and explores the epic-scale, endlessly complicated story of one of the largest lawsuits in history. It's the suit in which the indigenous inhabitants of Ecuador's Amazonian jungle are on the verge of winning a massive judgment from Chevron -- a court-appointed expert has suggested $27 billion -- for the poisoning of their homeland, previously among the most pristine and biodiverse rainforest regions... (Salon)
Will Ecuador's Indians bankrupt Chevron? Sep 10, 2009
Briefly, though, this new documentary from the co-director of "Paradise Lost," "Brother's Keeper" and explores the epic-scale, endlessly complicated story of one of the largest lawsuits in history ... It reminds me of our earlier film, "Paradise Lost" [about the dubious conviction of the on murder charges], when co-director Bruce Sinofsky and I were so flabbergasted at what was going down that we'd pull the judge aside, or the prosecutor, and ask them, "Are you guys kidding?" It became very... (Salon)
A 'natural' death Sep 7, 2009
This season, Lucifer described as gentle and conflicted, the fallen angel you see at the start of Milton s Paradise Lost and wearing the meat suit of actor Mark Pellegrino is free to walk the earth ... This season, Lucifer described as gentle and conflicted, the fallen angel you see at the start of Milton s Paradise Lost and wearing the meat suit of actor Mark Pellegrino is free to walk the earth. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Massa has his eye on Brazilian comeback after speedy recovery Aug 23, 2009
The Sydney Morning Herald: national, world, business, entertainment, sport and technology news from Australia's leading newspaper. Peter McKayAugust 23, 2009. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Paradise lost Jul 8, 2009
Page last updated at 11:02 GMT, Tuesday, 7 July 2009 12:02 UK. Sat-nav feels like state-of-the-art technology, but it's a century since the first auto-navigation device was invented and, says Joe Moran, there are fears such systems are starting to erode local knowledge. (BBC News -- Technology)
Michael Duffy Jul 5, 2009
The Sydney Morning Herald: national, world, business, entertainment, sport and technology news from Australia's leading newspaper. Welcome to The Sydney Morning Herald. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Wake In Fright Jun 29, 2009
It was like an Australian version of John Milton's Paradise Lost, asking similar questions: if men and women are able to live freely, what freedoms will they choose. In Wake In Fright, they chose every available sin, from drinking and gambling, to fornicating and killing. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Holiday wipeouts Jun 22, 2009
The Sydney Morning Herald: national, world, business, entertainment, sport and technology news from Australia's leading newspaper. The Thailand story had to be shot in Singapore after Thai authorities refused permission to film. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
After crash, has twilight come to the Sun Belt? (AP) Jun 1, 2009
In 1981, for example, Time magazine declared Florida, a "Paradise Lost." The state then embarked on an epic boom, in which the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach corridor ballooned into the seventh-largest metro area in America. Granted, today's news from the Sunshine State is hardly cheery: It ranks near the top in foreclosures and near the bottom in high-school graduation rates. (Yahoo News -- Politics)
Shakespeare in the Bay Area and Oregon May 24, 2009
Paradise Lost by Clifford Odets, directed by Libby Appel, July 22-Oct. 31. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Does theater need to play it safe? May 16, 2009
They've been offered only the Odets play ("Paradise Lost") in Cambridge next season. An ART spokeswoman says it's too early to say how many parts they'll have and there are three different tours in the works, including one of "Endgame," that will cast the four actors. (Boston Globe)
UP FOR AIR: Repressing a shocking urge May 8, 2009
Instead, he would have made me re-read Milton s Paradise Lost or Beowulf bad enough punishment. The urge to light up passed, I am happy to report, but it set me to thinking about bad habits in general. (Marblehead Reporter, MA)
* [ EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT ] Apr 10, 2009
titles such as Erotic Paradise and Paradise Lost for the Heterosexuals, the pieces unflinchingly explore religion, sexual desire and the artists own life experiences. National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts in Taichung (xWN]), 2, Wucyuan W Rd Sec 1, Taichung City (xv@q2). (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
FANTASY CLICKS: Four baseball draft rules you must heed Mar 28, 2009
I'm writing this e-mail at 2 in the morning because in the last four hours I've finished an article, a speech and a paper on Paradise Lost. I don't even follow hockey, but (darn-it-all) if I didn't just make a trade in my fantasy hockey league. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Beware an accidental insult Mar 15, 2009
Milton had also tossed a monkey wrench into the analysis, by writing, in "Paradise Lost," of Beelzebub, "than whom, Satan except, none higher sat." The strict grammarians should logically demand "than who" here, to match the case in "none sat higher than he." Instead, everyone agreed that than whom was the exception to the "rule.". Both than me and than I are widely used today, the former more commonly in edited prose. (Boston Globe)
Fitzgerald's TDs lead NFC past AFC in Pro Bowl Feb 9, 2009
Ravens linebacker considers the move paradise lost. "You take away from everything the Pro Bowl stands for," Lewis said. (USA Today -- Sports)
NFC gets win in Hawaii Pro Bowl sendoff Feb 8, 2009
Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis considers the move paradise lost. "You take away from everything the Pro Bowl stands for," Lewis said. (Honolulu Advertiser)
