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Short Take: “Nocturnal Animals”

By filmfestsalonDecember 8, 2017Film Review BlogAmy Adams, fashion, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Shannon, Texas, Tom Ford

I saw this one on TV, over two days, so it feels right for my review to be shorter, less analytical. I liked the film, and it’s worth your time. Fashion designer Tom Ford wrote and directed it, which helps explain why it looks so great. But the casting, acting, and editing are just as […]

“(The nature of the offenses was not noted.)”

By igpresJuly 20, 2011Uncategorizeddiscipline, education, juvenile, minorities, studies, Texas

Trust the NY Times to put its finger on the schism in political thought that divides the country today, especially when it does it by accident. In the 7/19/11 issue, there was a 2-column story on a recent study of discipline in Texas schools. It followed nearly one million students entering the seventh grade through […]