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...Almost any other film festival is more conducive to concentrating on the rarified art of cinema. But to resent the banquet of self-promotion and razzmatazz that is Cannes is to miss one big reason people, even critics, go to the movies. At this fabulous buffet, the films are the canapés. Are they tasty? Nutritious? Amid all of Cannes' other enticements-the good food, fine wines, gorgeous people-one is tempted to ask: Who cares? But the 12-day bash, which ends Sunday, has had some lovely tidbits-a wide range of art films with pizzazz, genre pieces...
Junior co-captain Vivian Liao was named the Most Valuable Player at the women’s water polo end-of-season banquet. Liao scored 18 goals while adding 16 steals and four assists in an injury-shortened season. Liao broke her hand against Cal Tech and missed the season’s final twelve games. Fellow junior and co-captain Lauren Snyder earned a Coach’s Award from head coach Erik Farrar after a season where she scored 22 goals to go with 46 steals and ten blocks. Freshman Ariel Delgado picked up Rookie of the Year...
...Ferreira, and freshman Michael Hayes played with Australia’s Pat Cash and Todd Martin. Hayes won at Wimbledon in 1987 and Martin was once ranked as high as fourth in the world. [PLEASE SEE CORRECTION BELOW.] The tennis stars were in Boston for an benefit tournament and banquet in early...
Like Valkin, Clayton elevated his game against one of his tennis heroes. The two played on serve for ten games, calling the match at five apiece because McEnroe had to attend a banquet...
...After the banquet of feelings in Follies, the Encores! version of the 1932 Face the Music was a minty palate-cleanser. A topical revue by the young Moss Hart (then 27) and the veteran Irving Berlin (43; he'd live to 101), it has one hit song, "Let's Have Another Cup of Coffee," and lots of impudent attitude, which the revival nicely preserved under John Rando's direction. An expert cast led by Encores! stalwarts Judy Kaye and Walter Bobbie found the fun of bankrupt millionaires and amiably venal cops improbably involved in putting on a Broadway show...