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...play in which the characters?? primary goal is to escape with their heads attached to their bodies, “The Mikado, or the Town of Titipu” is a surprisingly lighthearted affair. Of course, it’s a Gilbert and Sullivan affair, so serious dramatics would be out of place. The essence of “G&S” is lighthearted entertainment with a side of spectacle, and the Harvard-Radcliffe Gilbert and Sullivan Players’ (HRGSP) rendition of it—running through Dec. 15 at the Agassiz Theatre—delivers...
This year’s rankings include a broad spectrum of characters??some fictional—ranging from Iraqi Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr to rapper Jay-Z to Mark E. Zuckerberg, the former member of the Class of 2006 who founded Facebook...
...present at the creation, representing order and reason, had magic powers to fashion a god’s or hero’s life-partner weapon...Frieda, present at the creation of ‘Peanuts,’ helped to forge Schulz’s greatest instrument: his characters?? union of constrained size with irreducible strength.” While it is true that Schulz wanted his characters to be intelligent beyond their apparent years and endowed them with curiosities and fears that gave them philosophical profundity, the analogy seems contrived and ridiculous, and gives too much...
...short-lived romantic subplots. By the end, it’s easy to feel tired and harried by the explosions, Christian imagery, and garish costumes. It’s much easier to sit back and have the film happen to you, instead of trying to piece together the characters?? fragmented stories. And at the movie’s end, when the last chance for the audience to become engaged disappears, “Southland Tales” becomes a self-involved riddle that most viewers won’t want to solve...
...characters rely on common stereotypes: Irving is the charismatic Senator determined to run for President; Malley, the unsatisfied Professor seeking to inspire his students; and Roth, the adamant journalist deeply disappointed with the course the government is taking. How many more of these archetypes do we need? The characters?? oversimplified personas rarely break free from their stereotypes. The film’s single exception is Roth’s confrontation with her boss over publishing Irving’s story. It serves as the most exciting and well-acted scene of the film. Disappointingly, she gives...