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...Angels in America”—has the potential to be performed either as a riveting commentary on the height of the AIDS epidemic and what it truly meant to live as a homosexual in this time, or as a sorry excuse for intertwining the clich??d dramatic motifs of death, abandonment, love, religion, and truth. Friday’s opening on the Loeb Mainstage—directed by Sara L. Wright ’09—overflowed with a vitality that managed to make these overdone themes appear refreshingly novel.The three-hour-long piece (schedule...
Love, heartbreak, and moving have become popular clich??s in movies, TV dramas, and novels. However, present these themes during the outbreak of the AIDS epidemic and make angels crash out of the sky, and you’ve got an epic theatrical production that explores everything from politics to romance to meteors; you’ve got “Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes.” Tony Kushner’s two-play work is the Harvard-Radcliffe Dramatic Company’s first spring Loeb Mainstage production. While the first play...
...uninteresting plot prevent the film from raising any fruitful questions.The movie is based on the acclaimed play of the same name and was written for the screen by the original playwright, Rebecca Gilman. The play was named one of the best productions of 1999 by Time, but the exasperatingly clich??d film will not receive any such honor.The plot centers on a series of racist threats received by a black student at the predominantly white Belmont College in Vermont. The ensuing uproar at the small liberal arts school reveals hidden prejudices, brings tension bubbling to the surface, and leads...
...will go to the respective artist; the show’s organizers will not collect commissions off the sales. The selection committee, however, will specifically chose 20 pieces for a silent auction and 20 percent of their profits will go to maintaining the show in the years to come.Though clich??d college posters will continue to stake their territory on student walls, these glossy sheets may now have to share that turf with original student paintings. If the Harvard Student Art Show proves successful in its first run, perhaps in time stock photos may find themselves outnumbered by idiosyncratic...
...best, and at their worst, such as in the slow ballad “Nothing To Give,” deathly boring. Space age glittery synth beats overwhelm straining vocals, but fail to mask what is clearly a sub-par rendition of Cure-esque mope-rock.McVeigh often harps on simplified clich??s about the inextricable link between love and death, though he does deliver his elementary lyrical content with a reserved aplomb that salvages a handful of good tunes. Gifted with an eerie and reverberating baritone reminiscent of Ian Curtis, McVeigh has an uncanny knack for delivering the most vacuous...