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...that so distinguished Lean’s masterpieces Bridge on the River Kwai and Brief Encounter. Stars Omar Sharif and Julie Christie could not be lovelier, but supporting players Alec Guinness, Rod Steiger and especially Tom Courtenay also have ample space to prove why they are titans of their craft. Among other things, this is a movie to drink in—it’s one of the saddest, prettiest travelogues you’ll ever see, with Maurice Jarre’s famous balalaika theme wound around it like a sonic ribbon. Brattle Theater...

Author: By Crimson Staff, | Title: Listings, Nov. 7-13 | 11/7/2003 | See Source »

...film as it should be presented—on the big screen. Seeing the movie in a theater will open your eyes to what is almost indiscernible when watching the DVD—Alien’s incredible sets and lighting: the crew’s space craft “Nostromo” is magnificent on screen and its halls are full of beautiful detail. For those who have seen the film before, Scott has added new scenes which fill out the original film’s commentary about gender roles (Alien is generally credited with creating the first...

Author: By Crimson Staff, | Title: Listings, Nov. 7-13 | 11/7/2003 | See Source »

...holiday rituals go, it's commonly supposed that there's nothing nicer than sitting in a Florentine café or Beijing teahouse, with postcards fanned in front of you to craft elegant missives to loved ones. But the attractions of sending your wish-you-were-heres digitally are harder to resist. Why queue in a dingy post office, fumble with unfamiliar coins and try to buy stamps in a language you don't speak, when you can just use your phone to take a picture of the Acropolis or the Kremlin and fire it off to anyone you like...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Postcards on the Edge | 11/3/2003 | See Source »

Distinguished Civil War historian William E. Gienapp was remembered as a man devoted to his craft, his students and his family in a Saturday service at Memorial Church...

Author: By Risheng Xu, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Gienapp's Life Honored At Memorial Service | 11/3/2003 | See Source »

Burning Spear has had much longer to craft his following and hone his ample talent. He got his start in 1969 when he ran into Bob Marley carrying “a donkey and some buckets and a fork, and cutlass and plants...

Author: By Andrew R. Iliff, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Reggae Artist Burning Spear Rocks the Roxy | 10/31/2003 | See Source »

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