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...first person I ever tried to impress with my brilliant performance of not really being impressed with anything.” In “The First Person,” Ali Smith’s most recent anthology of short stories, she examines the link between her characters?? past and present, their imagination and reality. Wrapped in the familiar and seemingly plain events of day-to-day goings-on, Smith exposes deep insights into these aspects of the human experience. There are few fantastic or bold statements inside the stories, but their simplicity only intensifies their impact...
...characters, and he literally focuses on them, using long close-up shots that emphasize both their nobler sentiments and their faults—the most visible of which are ingratitude, infidelity, and pride. The absence of overdramatized performances also helps in this regard, drawing attention to the characters?? pains and passions without amplifying them, and refusing to shy away from the harshness of reality sometimes revealed in their experiences. Kechiche’s film revolves around the subject of love but does not romanticize; rather, it reminds viewers of the extent to which love hurts as well...
Throughout the play, the performers elicited laughter by rendering situations outrageous while still remaining true to their characters?? intentions. Stone gave a notable performance as the Lord Chancellor, especially during a scene when he changes costumes—from a judge’s robe to a candy cane-like robe and cap—to sing about his unrequited love for Phyllis. This scene transitions into the cheerful “If You Go In,” performed by two other Lords (Benjamin J. Nelson ’11 and Jonathan P. Finn-Gamino...
...reality. Sean Penn fully embodies Harvey Milk. Penn’s performance is a full and nuanced tribute to his character, and his approach to Milk’s sexuality is equally and appropriately nuanced. Penn proves his versatility as an actor capable of playing both internally tortured characters??like Jimmy Markum in “Mystic River”—and open, unguarded idealists like Milk.Throughout the film, Van Sant uses opera, a passion of Milk’s, as a way to highlight the film’s turning points. In particular, the repetition...
...grating voice that suggested a less-subtle Gilbert Gottfried. His shady partner Dodgeson (Justin Durel) was disgusted; the audience loved it.Although the play’s lines and plot were mostly taken from the movie, the resulting spectacle was vastly different. In the absence of special effects, the characters?? awe at the dinosaurs became absurd. Upon arriving at the island and seeing a “Brontosaurus,” Alan Grant (Adam Endres) fell to the ground in hysterical amazement. The Brontosaurus’s legs—two tall pieces of painted cardboard that actors tapped...