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...realist painter Luo Zhong Li caused a stir after unveiling his latest work, “Father,” in Beijing. An enormous, close-up portrait of an expressionless Chinese peasant before a background of yellow landscape, the painting was seen as patronizing and unflattering by many critics. Despite these negative opinions, the work and the ethos that spurred it would become an inspiration for the Chinese cinematic revolution in the decade that followed. The 1984 film “Yellow Earth” from director Chen Kaige is just one of the many works that bears the influence...
...develop the show. Casting was done in February, and the show held a workshop in March, to provide audience insight into the show, a rare step for Harvard shows to take.All of the actors except for two are involved in a cappella, giving the show a very strong vocal background. But such a heavy focus on music and singing abilities is little surprise given that Sarkin is primarily a songwriter, and that the musical evolved from one of her songs.While only a year ago Sarnak wouldn’t even play a song for someone, next week she?...
...seems to fall squarely within the realm of the former, but there is a psychological depth to the light, funny diction that would ordinarily make a novel targeted at young women a “quick read.”Plotwise, the novel relies heavily on the background of the previous four books. A unified referential significance of events and dialogue proves McCafferty’s skill at tying up and explaining questions left throughout the series. Most of the time she sews meaning cleverly enough to avoid overt exposition. Couching explanation in witty, realistic dialogue, McCafferty gets away with...
...you’ve probably seen the all-too-perfect video of contestant Susan Boyle’s crowd-wowing rendition of Les Miserables’ “I Dreamed a Dream.” If you haven’t, perhaps you’ve heard her background story—hailing from Blackburn, Scotland, she is a middle-aged, unemployed charity worker who, after caring for her recently deceased mother, now lives alone with a 10-year-old cat named Peebles. Perhaps you “can’t write this stuff...
Slumdog Millionaire propelled nine-year old Rubina Ali to instant stardom and fame. However, too much fame can be a bad thing for a pretty little girl from an impoverished background. She has been subject to near constant media attention, witnessed brawls between her mother and stepmother over her custody and, most recently, been the subject of a dubious international sting operation...