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Still, he likes to confound expectations--he wears a cross containing relics of martyred saints, but he can swear like a Quentin Tarantino character--and those who peg him as a reactionary may be surprised to learn that his new film sounds warnings straight out of liberal Hollywood's bible...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Exclusive: Mel Gibson's Apocalyto Now | 3/19/2006 | See Source »

But the project also fulfills Gibson's need for speed. The hunk who played Mad Max 27 years ago wants to "shake up the stale action-adventure genre," which he feels has been taken hostage by computer-generated imagery (CGI), stock stories and shallow characters. To rattle the cage, he...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Exclusive: Mel Gibson's Apocalyto Now | 3/19/2006 | See Source »

...Alchemist”) does a fantastic job of mediating these performances and evoking a mood that is dark and Gothic, yet not totally hopeless. Dorin’s choice of a play-within-a-play form really suits the inward-focused themes that characterize both plays: the loneliness of physical deprivation, the importance of writing as a tool for communication, and the possibility of an ancestral cycle of trauma and abuse. His combination and emphasis of these themes makes Strindberg’s drama psychologically as well as artistically powerful.The set reinvents the Loeb Ex to bring the complexity...

Author: By Mary A. Brazelton, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Cast of Pelican Soars | 3/19/2006 | See Source »

ALBANY, N.Y.—With three goals and three assists in a two-game span, Harvard men’s hockey forward Steve Mandes nearly doubled his season points total, now 13, and sparked a Crimson offense that notched 18 goals in that span. It began with an 8...

Author: By Rebecca A. Seesel, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Junior Fills Offensive Scoresheet in Victory | 3/19/2006 | See Source »

ALBANY, N.Y.—A quiet contributor for the entire year, rookie forward Jimmy Fraser had a career night in the Harvard men’s hockey team’s 6-2 victory over No. 7 Cornell in the ECAC Championship Game on Saturday.Entering the contest with only...

Author: By Karan Lodha, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Rookie Leaves His Mark in ECAC Final | 3/19/2006 | See Source »

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