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...Edward D. Wood Jr. used to be just the old kind of bad. Wood's transvestite tale Glen or Glenda (1953) made a stir with "The Strange Case of a 'Man' Who Changed His Sex!" -- though actually Glen only wanted to change his frocks. But Jail Bait (1954), Bride of the Monster (1955), Plan 9 from Outer Space (1956), Night of the Ghouls (1958) and The Sinister Urge (1961) went right into the commode. "Ed was a loser in my book," says the B-movie mogul Samuel Z. Arkoff. "Fundamentally, there were just too many things deficient...
...should be happy to give 10 years of my life," said Vincent van Gogh to a friend as they were gazing at Rembrandt's Jewish Bride in Amsterdam in 1885, "if I could go on sitting here in front of this painting for a fortnight, with only a crust of dry bread for food." This (more or less) describes the fate of Rembrandt's own apprentices. The Jewish Bride (circa 1665) is Rembrandt through and through; but many Rembrandts are not, for the simple reason that (contrary to romantic legends of his poverty and his rejection by the stuffy bourgeoisie...
...middle of all this, Huston decides to stage a hilarious wedding for a visiting pal from Hollywood. But to state that the plot concerns a bride and groom is like saying that Moby-Dick is about fishing. Bradbury's latest effort is really a fond look back at his year of living dangerously. That was the time when hangovers, lies and fatigue were balanced by workmen's compensation: good talk, new friends and material for the most entertaining book in a distinguished 50-year career...
...Stars on the screen put fannies in the seats. Sure, but what's a star? * Mel Gibson? In Lethal Weapon movies, but not in Hamlet. Steve Martin? In Father of the Bride, but not in L.A. Story. Over the past three years, only three actors -- Arnold Schwarzenegger, Kevin Costner and Sean Connery -- have starred in two $100 million-plus pictures. Just one performer has starred in three. But Julia Roberts is taking the year...
Tree F. Loong '94, co-chair of the council's social committee, said the evening barbecue at the Quad will be held from 5 p.m. on, and that the council will show cartoons outdoors during the meal. Afterwards, the movies The Princess Bride and City Slickers will be shown...