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...involved numerous changes to the original script, including a complete overhaul of the setting. The throne room of the original becomes a tycoon’s office; the temple of Apollo becomes a hacienda-style church; and the cave of the spirits becomes an old mine. Most of the action, however, takes place...
...first in a series of prominent children’s book adaptations that will hit theatres in the coming months, including Wes Anderson’s take on Roald Dahl’s “Fantastic Mr. Fox” and Tim Burton’s live-action remake of Lewis Carroll’s “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.” Thankfully, Jonze steers clear of the common, sanitized book-to-film route that so many directors have followed in the past. “Where the Wild Things Are?...
...received the award. Additionally, the president responded with appropriate humility by noting that he did not feel he deserved the prize and has done the best thing he can reasonably be expected to do in such a situation by treating the award as a “call to action.” Hopefully, President Obama’s noble sentiments will translate into a real change in the course of international affairs and allow him to become someone who deserves to be called a great peacemaker...
Students will also have the opportunity to work with members Fierce Pussy, an artist collective who were heavily involved in the movement and whose work will be featured in the exhibition, sponsored by the Women’s Center of Harvard College. “They did action art in order to wake up the culture and the society at the time to the AIDS crisis and to other issues related to AIDS including gender identity, construction, and explorations of how art, gender and sexuality intersect,” says Susan Marine, director of the Women’s Center...
There are hopes that “ACT UP New York” will not only engage students but also inspire them to take action on what has come to be a fairly politically dormant campus. “After 9/11 our ability to be really critical of our government and to protest in public has been demonstrably curtailed,” Molesworth says. “This is a show that shows what happens when citizens insist that the government meet their needs. I guess I’m interested in sharing that history with people who haven?...