Posts Tagged ‘sympathetic portrayal’

Steven Sondheim’s “Che” At Cannes Film Festival

Monday, June 16th, 2008

Benicio Del Toro plays Che, giving the film star power and giving Che a well developed, sympathetic portrayal. Sondheim, a famous American director who won the Palme dOrthe festivals highest prizein 1989 for the film Sex, Lies and Videotape, perhaps came to the festival hoping for another such win. But the film, whatever its awards, [...]

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Doug Glanville Hits Another MBB Triple

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008

The overwhelming majority of those named in the Mitchell Report were just such players. The overwhelming majority of those named in the Mitchell Report were just such players. Glanville’s piece (and your summary here) are reasonable explanations, and they paint a sympathetic portrayal to recently demonized atheletes. But they also serve to highlight the stark [...]

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