Fertile imagination Aug 9, 2008
Hoffman is co-artistic director of New York's LAByrinth Theater Company. (AP). (Boston Globe)
52 years later, ship still takes victims Aug 5, 2008
After 52 years on the sea floor about 40 miles south of Nantucket, the upper decks of the 697-foot vessel have collapsed onto the ocean floor, creating a labyrinth of debris. At its resting spot near the edge of the continental shelf, the waters are frigid and the currents fierce. (Boston Globe)
Mini movie reviews Jul 25, 2008
" All Shyamalan comes up with is an intriguing impetus for a story that ultimately goes nowhere and says nothing. (David Germain, Associated Press) 91 min. R. Georgia Square: 4:20 and 9:45 p.m. daily. Hellboy II: Golden Army - Words don't really do justice in attempting to describe the wondrous array of misfits and monsters Guillermo del Toro has concocted here. Truly, his is a world you have to experience for yourself to appreciate fully - if you dare, that is. In following up the original... (Athens Banner-Herald)
War Crimes Suspect Hid In Plain Sight Jul 23, 2008
But in the murky labyrinth of post-war Serbia, such accusations could never quite be proven. The picture painted by officials suggested a successful search - as opposed to the end of protection. (CBS News)
St. Luke's to add rooftop 'healing garden' Jul 23, 2008
The outdoor garden will include wheelchair and bed-accessible pathways, lookout and sitting areas, a paved labyrinth and an herb garden. "The healing garden will provide a welcome respite for patients and families dealing with the stress of a hospital stay," said Mary O'Brien, chief administrative officer of Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center, part of the system. (Milwaukee Business Journal, WI)
Peripheral canal urged to save the delta Jul 18, 2008
Instead of relying on the current labyrinth of earthen levees and channels to flush water from the Sacramento River to giant pumps in the south delta, a peripheral canal would route water around the delta from a more northerly section of the Sacramento River. "The delta is the pre-eminent problem in the long-term sustainability of California's water system," said Jay Lund, a UC Davis engineering professor and one of the authors of the study. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Hellboy overpowers Hancock in US Jul 15, 2008
Paul Dergarabedian, president of box office analysts Media By Numbers, said del Toro's acclaimed fantasy Pan's Labyrinth - which won three Oscars and three Baftas in 2007 - had "made a big impression on a lot of people". "If they weren't fans of Guillermo del Toro before, they certainly are now," he added. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Memories of E3 past and present Jul 15, 2008
72 hours trapped in a gigantic labyrinth of flashing lights and competing sound systems. An endless sprint between the North and West halls along a walkway that seemed to telescope longer every day, all the while running streams of mental arithmetic as you juggled page counts, appointment schedules, time differences and contact numbers. (BBC News -- Technology)
'Hellboy II' Catches Fire with $35.9 Million Debut Jul 14, 2008
Guillermo del Toro ("Pan's Labyrinth") returned to direct the sequel, which pits Perlman's Hellboy against an elf who aims to unleash a monstrous mechanical army on humanity. "`Pan's Labyrinth' made a big impression on a lot of people," said Paul Dergarabedian, president of box-office tracker Media By Numbers. (Fox News)
Brinkley trial paused Jul 13, 2008
The silver scream"Undeniably, I am in love with monsters..." - Guillermo del Toro, director of "Hellboy II: The Golden Army" and, before that, "Pan's Labyrinth.". Copyright 2008 Globe Newspaper Company. (Boston Globe)
What the heck? 'Hellboy II' is no work of art, but it's a hoot Jul 13, 2008
The plot is a jigsaw puzzle, with pieces lifted from Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, and del Toro's own Pan's Labyrinth ... This is thin narrative gruel, especially after Pan's Labyrinth, whose fantasy sequences illuminated the painfully realistic dilemmas of a teenage girl and her mother in fascist Spain. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Small but... Jul 6, 2008
"Large bookstores divide into sections like Fiction, History, Mystery, Politics. They can't afford to get whimsical. If they did, their patrons would be stuck wandering around the labyrinth for hours, trying to decide whether they'll find James Frey's latest in Fiction, Non-fiction, Sincerity, Tall Tales, Truthiness. "Or in the case of my local favourite, Type in Toronto, Guilty Pleasures, Plotless Fiction, Me Write Book (sagas and epics), Me Write Good (writing about writing), Good Eats, Eat... (BBC News -- UK)
Iraqi refugee family coming to Corvallis Jul 3, 2008
The group was told in June it would likely take two to six months to process a family through the labyrinth of applying for and receiving refugee status and get them to Oregon. That figure was a little off. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Roger Cohen: Mbeki's shame Jul 3, 2008
Mugabe in his labyrinth is a study in ruin. That, however, has scarcely bestirred Mbeki of "What crisis?" fame. (International Herald Tribune)
Biotech vs. pharma: once different, now collaborative entities Jul 2, 2008
"They are brilliant at taking a drug and getting it through the labyrinth of testing, marketing and so on.". Meanwhile, biotech companies often function as the research engine for pharmaceutical companies, Ms. Littlehales says. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)
Researchers make remarkable high-res map of the brain Jul 1, 2008
It shows the intricate network of how all those fibers connect and communicate like a labyrinth of thin wires. The cerebral cortex is the outer layer of the brain, where we compute our higher level thinking. (USA Today -- Tech)
STRONG MEDICINE Jun 22, 2008
June 22, 2008 -- Putin's Labyrinth: Spies, Murder, and the Dark Heart of the New Russia ... In "Putin's Labyrinth," author Steve LeVine argues that not only is Putin responsible for these bloody events - through "the complicity of his inaction" - it is exactly what his people expect, perhaps even want. (New York Post -- Opinions)
Twisted yarns Jun 21, 2008
Ariadne, unusually, leads Theseus out of the fearsome labyrinth with her clue of twine. But both Penelope and the Lady of Shalott are closed in confined spaces with looms for company. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
LETTERS: NCT, June 18, 2008 Jun 19, 2008
" End Quote Now their claim is Big Oil is sitting on these 41 million acres ALREADY CURRENTLY LEASED; and is "sitting on" 33 million acres that they could be drilling on, but are not.Partly true, but not the whole story.Our good Friend Reardon nailed this the otherday. Here's how this little game is played, while the Federal government may "lease" the land, the oil company must still clear State, and local authorities to drill. That's the game. The labyrinth of hoop jumping is just mind... (North County Times)
Annie get your gun Jun 16, 2008
This takes place in a bar off a concrete walkway within a labyrinth of hallways somewhere beneath the Paris Casino in Las Vegas. Outside, it's sunny and 30,000 mining contractors are in town for an international convention. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Pack Up, Turn Off, Drop Out Jun 15, 2008
"Can you believe this view?" said my wife, Jeri, as she gazed upon the labyrinth of purple canyons stretching to the horizon from Dead Horse Point. "I wonder," I replied, "if there's a RadioShack in Moab.". (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Winding & unwinding Jun 14, 2008
Thanks to their therapeutic benefits, labyrinths are in the midst of a resurgence across North America ... Ms. Hansen, director of guest services at Honeymoon Bay Retreat on the shores of Lake Cowichan, stops to survey a patch of muddy ground where she has mentally mapped out a seven-circuit, Cretan-style labyrinth, a swirling ancient design found on Greek coins as early as 400 BC. ... Later this summer, the labyrinth's winding, symmetrical pathways will be neatly paved with interlocking bricks... (Globe and Mail)
Medicaid won't pay for Ellenwood woman's transplant Jun 12, 2008
"Two to three years, I'm guessing.''Joey Ivansco/AJCSabrina Holloway winces as her daughter Rochelle Chandler gives her a blood thinner injection. Also pictured is her husband, Hydrick Tiller. Hollaway suffers from a rare disease, and is in need of a intestinal transplant, an operation that Medicaid in Georgia refuses to cover. Recent headlines: The bags of nutrients keep her alive, but they don't ease the pain and fear. "I feel so sick," Holloway says in her soft voice, barely audible over the... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
CAL THOMAS: Book tells of lessons we can learn from poor Jun 10, 2008
In the introduction, Llosa writes, "Entrepreneurial ability and energy are present almost everywhere. But in those countries that still languish in backwardness, the labyrinth intervention of the state and the absence of adequate institutions have kept that ability and energy from translating into full development."He writes of nations that used to be poor but are no longer, detailing how their people climbed out of poverty. He blames political and legal systems for stifling prosperity. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Help with autism under 1 roof Jun 8, 2008
org, which lists local parents who can be reached to help families through the labyrinth. Arizona Autism Support also rates the best schools and can help transition those who are relocating to the Valley. (AZCentral)
Pray less, work more, says Islamic preacher... Jun 6, 2008
"But when it comes to prayer time, and there are many, there is no hope of anything getting done for an unknown length of time," says Ahmed Ghani, whose company has tasked him with scouring the labyrinth for official stamps. The 90s Egyptian cult film comedy "Terrorism and Kebab" (Al-Irhab wal Kabab) recounts the tribulation of a middle class man's adventure in the Mugamma with the lead role played by Egyptian screen giant Adel Imam. (The Drudge Report)
Blog: I'm not that stupid Jun 5, 2008
After watching Barack Obama navigate the treacherous and often ridiculous labyrinth that is American politics, I now believe him to be an intelligent, capable and thoughtful man, in the sense that he can actually think, unlike the swaggering, smirking, posturing moron (apologies to all morons everywhere) we have in the White House now. I also think maybe it's been a good thing to draw this primary out so that so many voters have had an opportunity to meaningfully participate, and that so many... (Hillsdale Independent, NY)
Old morgue finds new life as a clinic for homeless May 31, 2008
Edward Principe, a retired State Police sergeant, described it as a dark, rambling labyrinth with antiquated equipment when he spent time there in the early 1990s investigating homicides for the Suffolk district attorney's office. "Every time I left, I wished I could go straight home and change my clothes," Principe said in a phone interview last week. (Boston Globe)
IGN Presents: The History of Prince of Persia : Turning back the clock on gaming... May 31, 2008
The Prince, his new protagonist, would navigate a puzzle and trap-filled labyrinth, and he'd do it with the energy of Dr. Henry Jones, Jr. The opening sequence of Raiders of the Lost Ark, where archeologist and fortune hunter Indiana Jones stayed half a step ahead of instantly lethal booby traps and slowly closing gates, became another huge influence. Mechner wanted to stretch out the thrills of those eight minutes to fill an entire game. (IGN PS2)
Amnesty slams Malta over migrants May 31, 2008
To (email address of the recipient). Full Name (your name). (Times of Malta)
Movie review: 'Fall' a jilted stuntman's tale May 31, 2008
The tone is similar to that of "Pan's Labyrinth," except without the expert pacing of Guillermo del Toro's film. "The Fall" is too slow and much too gloomy for kids, yet overly simple for adults. (San Francisco Chronicle)
'The Fall' takes you on a high-adventure fantasy ride May 30, 2008
Swimming elephants, dastardly governors, beautiful women with avant-tribal face masks, labyrinths of despair, and a young adventurer named Charles Darwin are just some of the elements that swirl around the film's slender narrative thread ... Clearly we're in the Land of Ye Olde Fantasy Movie Archetypes, with films like "Princess Bride," "Legend," "The NeverEnding Story," and "Pan's Labyrinth" just visible over the horizon. (Boston Globe)
'The Fall' Leaves Us Dreaming Of More May 30, 2008
As a fairytale for adults, it earns its ready comparison to "Pan's Labyrinth.". But the director of "The Cell" has cooked up a visual feast so rich it almost lets us forget that it's served on the paper-plate thin plot of a fable, told by a movie stuntman to the broken-armed child who shares his "accident" (she fell, too) in a 1920s Los Angeles hospital. (Hartford Courant)
Unusual, quirky 'Fall' May 27, 2008
Set in the silent era in Hollywood, Fall is much like Pan s Labyrinth in that it s about a little girl with a fanciful imagination. She s in a hospital with a broken bone and is told an heroic story by another patient (he s there because his suicide attempt failed) and she envisions the tale in her head. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Cannes Journal May 25, 2008
In 2006, Guillermo del Toro's Pan's Labyrinth showed up on the last day, to prove there was life in the old medium yet. This year the savior is Charlie Kaufman's demanding, rewarding Synecdoche, New York. (Time.com)
Handicapping the Prizes at Cannes May 25, 2008
Surviving Adolescence Two of the strongest, most poignant films at Cannes deal with young people trying to navigate the labyrinth of adolescence. In most serious international films, especially those from Brazil (Pixote, City of God), the route leads to violence and early death. (Time.com)
Bend Your Mind May 21, 2008
In fact, I'd happily spend time wandering through some of the more labyrinth structures - if it weren't for a three-minute time limit that seems to go against the game's relaxed approach. Otherwise, everything about Echochrome suggests that it's meant to be a laid-back experience. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Our view: Triplicate makes endorsements for county supervisors May 18, 2008
McClure displays impressive knowledge of the labyrinth of local governments and programs, and their connections to state and federal agencies. Sparsely populated and economically challenged, Del Norte County has long relied on a patchwork of government grants and private donations to supplement local tax revenue. (Daily Triplicate)
Doomsday cult leaves cave: officials May 16, 2008
In November, 35 members followed Kuznetsov's orders to take refuge in the frozen underground labyrinth as he predicted the world would end on Orthodox Easter Sunday, April 27. Taking candles, icons and headscarves, they threatened to blow themselves up with cooking gas canisters if authorities interfered. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Well hung painting causes a stir May 14, 2008
It was allowed to stay up for the launch of the Into The Labyrinth exhibition on Friday night but was promptly removed after the event, when Sayer helped the artist reshuffle the works ... " A spokesman for the Downing Centre confirmed the painting had been removed after a complaint. Meanwhile, Out Of The Labyrinth into the Landscape has found a home, purchased by pearl magnates Nick and Mylissa Paspaley for $12,500. HIDDEN MURAL Countless train passengers have seen the Newtown mural that... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
It looks like a big summer at the box office May 14, 2008
"Hellboy II: The Golden Army": Although the first "Hellboy" movie didn't set the box-office on fire in 2004, director Guillermo Del Toro ("Pan's Labyrinth") proves he genuinely loves the character with this sequel in which the red-skinned hero (Ron Perlman) must defend the planet from a rebellion by the denizens of the mythical world. "Journey to the Center of the Earth": A scientist (Brendan Fraser) discovers Jules Verne's classic sci-fi novel actually doubles as a map to the Earth's core,... (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Global Piracy Rampant -- But You Can Fight Back May 11, 2008
"You can turn left or right, and then suddenly the maze changes. The labyrinth of Guards has been scrambled and shuffled in microseconds. That forces the hacker to leave the program and try to come back in through another exploitable gap. If he makes progress, he will again encounter the moving maze architecture.". Other Guards can capture information about the person trying to hack the code, Dager said. (Yahoo News -- Pharmaceutical Industry News)
The Fall Review May 10, 2008
A movie of unsurpassed style and beauty, Tarsem's overdue follow-up to The Cell is an adult fairy tale in the vein of Pan's Labyrinth that is not only a feast for the eyes, but the imagination as well ... Such was the case when I finally saw Pan's Labyrinth earlier this year, and suffice it to say I wasn't as impressed as if I'd perhaps seen the movie during its original theatrical run. (IGN FilmForce)
Warner Brothers to close two specialty film divisions May 9, 2008
Picturehouse, known for art films like "Pan's Labyrinth," and Warner Independent Pictures, which distributed "March of the Penguins," will cease operations in the coming weeks, Warner Brothers said Thursday. About 70 people will lose their jobs. (International Herald Tribune -- Technology)
'The Fall': Fantasy spirals into reality May 9, 2008
Blending a fanciful tale and a stark reality involving an imaginative girl will stir comparisons to Pan's Labyrinth. But it's not nearly as linear a story, or as graphically violent. (USA Today -- Life)
‘Victory Garden' - a labor of love May 8, 2008
Hart said the plans also include an arched entrance, lattice panel fencing so climby things can grow on it, a flower garden on the south side with a volleyball court beyond, and a labyrinth on the north side ... The next phase will be the building of the labyrinth ... A labyrinth is planned as a place of meditation and prayer. (Lompoc Record, CA)
Almost time for new Govans clock tower May 8, 2008
In a related project, GEDCO repaired the carillon and moved it to ThanksGiving Place, a meditation labyrinth at the site of the old Memorial Stadium, where GEDCO's Stadium Place affordable housing complex and a YMCA now stand. The original clock tower was erected in March 1981 with much fanfare to honor the late Curran. (Baltimore Messenger, MD)
Wartime hideoutFrance reopens caves that housed 24,000 British WWI troops May 6, 2008
France has reopened a labyrinth of medieval quarries under the northern town of Arras which the British army converted into an underground hideout for 24,000 soldiers during World War I. The BBC's Emma Jane Kirby went to investigate. Soldiers endured cold and damp before the hell of the trenches. (BBC News -- UK)
Fritzl began bunker plan when his daughter was 12 May 6, 2008
Austrian police have revealed that Josef Fritzl spent years planning the labyrinthine bunker in which he imprisoned and raped his daughter, and that eight doors including two massive electrically operated steel hatchways separated the complex from the outside world ... He said detailed police investigation of the cellar had revealed a labyrinth of chambers. (Independent)
10 of the top 15 DvD's to rent this summer May 6, 2008
That this film was so effective and frightening came as no surprise to the small group that had already seen Antal's breakout feature "Kontroll." "Kontroll" is a haunting, epic, thought-provoking thriller set in the labyrinth subway system of Budapest, Hungary. Although the plotline involves a serial killer pushing people onto the tracks, the focus of the film is kontroller (read: ticket taker) Bulscu's existential crisis as he lives in the subway and tries to find redemption from the isolation... (The Daily Texan, TX)
Shoes show 'human cost of war' in Iraq May 5, 2008
Nearly 430 pair of military boots and a labyrinth of civilian shoes filled the plaza in a traveling exhibit organized by the American Friends Service Committee. The black, battered boots represented each California military casualty, with tags listing name, city and age. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Gabreilla Coslovich - A more lively city May 5, 2008
The notion of Melbourne as a culturally happening city is propped up by the entrepreneurial creativity of independent theatre companies and artist-run spaces that make it a labyrinth of adventure and discovery. The major arts institutions such as the National Gallery of Victoria or the Melbourne Theatre Company are important to the cultural fabric of the city and run to tight budgets - their government funding is limited. (The Age, Australia -- National)
LOCAL STATE NATION WORLD May 4, 2008
Three of the children were locked in the underground labyrinth with their mother for years and had never met their other siblings or grandmother, who lived upstairs. Now 42, Elisabeth was 18 when she was imprisoned in the secret annex her father built beneath his apartment in Amstetten, a working-class town west of Vienna. (Scranton Times, PA)
Letters to the Editor May 4, 2008
Editor - Regarding "Pot clubs' permit labyrinth" (April 28): Pot club permits hard to get. Three dispensaries on Valencia St. seemed to fly through the process, despite vocal concerns from neighbors. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Austria Cops Eye Bad Dad In 1986 Slaying May 2, 2008
Three of the children were locked in the underground labyrinth with their mother for years. Officials said a teenager conceived through incest is in critical condition at an Austrian hospital where she remains in a medically-induced coma. (CBS News -- World)
Technology group connects businesses, students Apr 22, 2008
Serving Arizona State University Online Since 1995. Current Issue: Tuesday, April 22, 2008. (Web Devil, AZ)
Police break up unholy brawl in revered Jerusalem church... Apr 21, 2008
Precisely in order to prevent such disturbances, two Muslim families have been entrusted for the past 800 years with opening and closing the gates of the church, a cavernous labyrinth of chapels and crypts built on the site where many Christians believe Jesus was crucified and buried. Orthodox Christians celebrate Palm Sunday according to a different calendar from Catholics and other Christians in the west, who marked the day on March 16. (The Drudge Report)
I gave my right arm to be in this film Apr 18, 2008
Indeed, the weird torture apparatus around my arm recalls another Latin incursion into fantasy a la inglesa: Guillermo del Toro's Pan's Labyrinth ... Is Pan's Labyrinth - a film written, directed and produced by Mexicans working in Spain - the best result of this Latino-English cross-pollination. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
Movie Review: 'The Orphanage' a chilling blend of horror, fantasy Apr 18, 2008
This Spanish film produced by Guillermo Del Toro, director of "Pan's Labyrinth," won a load of awards in Spain and was the country's official entry in the foreign language Oscar race. It didn't score a nomination, though. (Ames Daily Tribune, IA)
Tom Service interviews Harrison Birtwistle Apr 17, 2008
"Well, it is and it isn't. It's certainly one for the designer, Alison Chitty, who - like Harsent - worked with Birtwistle on Gawain. There's another clue to what the Minotaur will look like in Birtwistle's house: a little image that looks like a circle, filled in with dark colours, reds and blacks, and drawn with furious, intense mark-making. It's one of Chitty's designs for the labyrinth, like a bullring in which the Minotaur's horns have gouged and scored the surface.It's uncanny to see this... (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
'Street Kings': Bad Lieutenants, By Kurt Loder Apr 12, 2008
It was apparently thought necessary to bring in two other writers to help out with the script one of them is Kurt Wimmer, the guy who both wrote and directed the piffling 2006 sci-fi flick "Ultraviolet." But Ellroy came up with the story on his own somehow, and it's a characteristic labyrinth of deceit and betrayal in which nothing is what it seems, and no one can in any way be trusted. Complications start piling up like spent cartridges when Ludlow's ex-partner, Washington (Terry Crews), gets... (VHI.com -- Music News)
Most anticipated summer movies Apr 11, 2008
After Pan s Labyrinth, I became a huge fan of Guillermo del Toro and rediscovered Hell Boy ... I saw Pans Labyrinth because I saw Hellboy. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
THEATER REVIEW | 'THE LITTLE FLOWER OF EAST ORANGE Apr 8, 2008
Ellen Burstyn, in hospital bed, with Michael Shannon and Elizabeth Canavan in LAByrinth s Little Flower of East Orange ... A product of the vital LAByrinth Theater Company, this tale of mother love and its discontents, featuring the ever-luminous as a maternal martyr in perpetual physical pain and as her guilt-crippled son, often feels like a rough-hewn variation on a weeper from the 1940s ... That encounter has a surreal double edge, funny and searing, that lends a mad operatic grandeur to... (New York Times)
Burstyn shines as sweet little old lady ... or toxic mom? Apr 7, 2008
A white-haired Ellen Burstyn fervently portrays a sweet but terribly passive-aggressive mom in LAByrinth Theater Company's world premiere, which opened yesterday at the Public Theater. Capably staged by the company's co-artistic director, Philip Seymour Hoffman, the production features typically intense performances by LAByrinth members and others whose strong acting compensates a good deal for the contemporary drama's loose ends. (The Star-Ledger - NJ.com)
Family Suffers Partial Paralysis Apr 7, 2008
It has been given a sensitive and beautifully acted production, directed by actor Philip Semour Hoffman, Guirgus' frequent collaborator in the LAByrinth Theater Company. Ellen Burstyn plays Therese Marie, an elderly, ill woman who is paralyzed from the waist down and recovering from injuries sustained in a fall. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
