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Directed by Michelangelo AntonioniSony Pictures Classic5 starsItalian director Michelangelo Antonioni is undoubtedly among the elect of names that will cause any self-respecting film buff to break down and weep in ecstasy. Probably best-known in the US for his 1966 cult classic, “Blow-Up,” Antonioni masterminded and created films that left artsy boys and girls everywhere rooted to their seats in gloomy rapture. Amazingly though, he opens up the theme of alienation while still rendering his movies accessible to the general public, proving it is possible to stray into the realm of introspection...
...first theatres in the country to run “Donnie Darko,” the cult-classic, and brings directors and film scholars to introduce and discuss their own work and the work of others a few times ever season. Yes, your roommate might be a real movie buff, but chances are good he can’t speak to the meanings of certain scenes as the people who directed them themselves. Hinkle offers an interesting challenge to Harvard students and community members alike, to prove once and for all the importance of the theatre to their film experiences...
...retirement, and what better way to reverse his downhill slide than to go back to the top of Everest? Friends thought he was nuts, but in 2003, after five years of training, Miura?then 70?became the oldest person ever to reach the roof of the world. The remarkably buff septuagenarian is now planning another Everest ascent in 2008 at age 75. "When you're getting older, you think about the things you can't do and all the reasons," he explains. "But if I have to die in a hospital, I might as well die on Everest...
...Bachchan's second decision was to start breaking a few Bollywood molds. With the industry leaning towards buff young tyros like Hrithik Roshan and Shah Rukh Khan for its male leads, Bachchan was an unlikely choice to play conventional romantic roles. Yet for a new generation of filmmakers keen to break new ground but in need of a star to pull in funding, he was the perfect choice. Bachchan was only too happy to find work. And so he accepted a series of roles in some of the most experimental films Bollywood has ever produced. There was 2003's Boom...
Krystin Sessions and her mom Rene think they have found a balance. Grades come first--Krystin makes straight A's--but she takes her cheerleading seriously too, which is apparent from her buff 5-ft. 2-in. frame and sculpted biceps. "I started tumbling when I was, like, 4 or 5," she says. "You have to train and be committed to the team." Besides school practices, she takes lessons with a private coach, who also happens to be her cheer sponsor, Washington--a point not missed by some of the other girls' moms who have complained about favoritism...