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...movie at first seems bland, a simple, boring tale: Leo Fang (Peter Wang) decides to return to China with his family to visit his sister whom he has not seen since the Revolution. Affluent and Americanized, Fang retains little of his heritage other than the language and memories. Meanwhile, Mrs. Chao (Shen Guanglan), Fang's sister, awaits his visit in a land full of history and change...
Reporter-Researcher Elizabeth Bland, who worked on the story in New York City with Contributor Jay Cocks, found herself recalling one of the more memorable weddings she attended as a guest. "It was at a public park on the banks of the Mississippi in Memphis. The couple hadn't asked the city for permission, so the bride's little brothers got there early to make sure the area was clean." Bland says: "The large-scale weddings popular now are stylish, but they shouldn't have to be costly to be meaningful. They place too great an emphasis on money...
...1960s, when the space-age future finally arrived, futuristic imagery was abandoned. Drive-ins died out, and fast-food restaurants became larger, more middle class. The new buildings were low slung, brownish, plastered with brick veneer. The exuberance of the late '40s and '50s architecture was replaced by bland pseudohomeyness in the '60s and '70s. Bad good taste supplanted good bad taste...
...Crimson's Kristin Bland clinched the team's perfect singles play, cruising by Amy Shift...
...director's decisions are more questionable elsewhere. Although Bradford has interestingly restructured the Loeb stage to allow for the play's beachfront scenes, the set and costume design for this show is surprisingly bland. The strange dance numbers, though called for by Shakespeare's script, are less than entirely successful...