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Asked a question along these lines at a post-screening Q-and-A on last month’s Sideways promotional tour, Payne looks a bit uncomfortable himself. His first response to the member of the audience??who has suggested the word “masochistic” to describe Payne’s style—is to supply the word he believes the speaker intended: “sadistic...
...courtyard, where rusty bikes huddle, fighting for space under a thin metal roof—or from the contrast between this and the spaciousness of the homes Vera cleans. An abiding atmosphere of tension contributes equally. Relations with Vera’s in-laws are clearly strained, and the audience??s knowledge that Vera’s friend Lily (Ruth Sheen) is using her makes the subtle drama bubble until the dramatic push toward an inevitable climax causes it to boil over...
Accordingly, Trojan takes his time, drawing the story out and eschewing the fast-paced action-oriented style of most Hollywood films, while still maintaining the audience??s undivided attention. There are extended moments in this film when the Germans seem far, far away and the bitterest and most dangerous of Eliska’s enemies seem to be limited to that shifty-eyed drunk who lives on the other side of the hill. Once directly confronted by the war, however, all of the villagers quickly come together and even the unlikeliest of heroes come to their neighbors?...
...show, sponsored by Show Up For Democracy, had an obvious ulterior motive: convincing the audience to vote in the upcoming presidential election. Charlie I. Miller ’08, director and co-author, relied heavily on his cast’s willingness to make fools of themselves and the audience??s willingness to let them. But the obvious good intentions of the play combined with a few bright comic moments to make the show a success...
...productions. Unfortunately, Ally McBeal this ain’t; the reversed formula simply doesn’t work. Even an actor of Spader’s skill can’t support a show on his own, and the boring characters Kelley surrounds him with fail to gain the audience??s interest...