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...things work out in this comfortably intricate comedy by Ang Lee (who directed last year's The Wedding Banquet), their father, despite his obsession with food, does better than any of them romantically. This is perhaps because cooking at his level has taught him to blend the practical, paradoxical gifts of calculation and improvisation, while his children are -- until they finally right themselves -- befuddled by abstractions and distractions. Like the cuisine it celebrates, this movie is tart, sweet, generous and subtle...
...agree more with your assessment of Ax's playing, but I think that Yo-Yo Ma deserves a bit more credit for having the artistic integrity to try and blend with the ensemble. Admittedly, it must have been frustrating, but I feel that he remained more true to the spirit of the music than any of his colleagues, Ax included...
They're the rage this season -- long, flowing skirts made of rayon or rayon-cotton-blend fabric from India -- but they also may be deadly, according to the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission. The thin material can be consumed by fire in less than three seconds. Do you own one? The skirts have a layer of sheer chiffon over a gauze underskirt with an elastic or drawstring waistband. Consumers are urged to stop wearing such garments immediately and return them to the store for a refund. Questions should be addressed to the toll-free hotline set up by the CPSC...
What Robin Williams does with his mind -- rev it up, kick it around, bend it and blend it, find witty twists at lightning speed -- Carrey does with his body. He walks in sections, as if he had been pulled apart and then basted back together. He can freeze into an exclamation point or, doing his trademark hula, go all loose and noodle-y. Imagine a goyish Jerry Lewis with less ego and more self-esteem and you have Carrey. Crossbreed Lewis' The Nutty Professor with Batman and you have The Mask, with Carrey breathing life into director Charles Russell...
Americans are embracing the blend of fiscal prudence and social inclusiveness he advocated in his presidential campaign, former Massachusetts Sen. Paul Tsongas said in a speech to about 200 at the Kennedy School on Wednesday...