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...first five minutes of Neil LaBute's Reasons to Be Pretty has more real, squirm-inducing human behavior on display than in all the sitcom Sturm und Drang of God of Carnage. We're plunged into the middle of a screaming fight between Greg and Steph, 20-somethings who have been living together for four years. She is furious over a disparaging comment (repeated to her by a girlfriend) he apparently made about her looks. LaBute's sharp dialogue avoids zingers but captures the way people really act when they are hurt and angry: irrational, inarticulate, unconsciously (and often consciously...
...home winning streak snapped unceremoniously the previous day, the Crimson started Saturday’s match against the Big Red with the worst possible reaction—a lackluster display and the surrendering of the doubles point...
...have been a lot more strong female characters in shows,” said Brouillette, who is also an inactive Crimson business editor. “There are still issues related to body image, female sexuality and female competition, but I would say that it’s a display of certain stereotypes of women that people currently have.” Exploring topics from catfights to using sex as manipulation, attendees viewed five to 10-minute clips and delved into deeper discussions on self-image and mental health. The group spoke on the danger of watching these shows that...
...plot details. In its depiction of real-life events, “Hunger” falls in an innovative category between straightforward documentary and dramatized historical epic. Much of the movie resembles visual art rather than film, eschewing dialogue and reportage for a haunting, gruesome, and powerful display of images. Most of the British-born McQueen’s work has been experimental. Famous for his silent films and small gallery projections, he dropped out of New York University’s Tisch School of Arts because he felt the teaching restricted his experimental aspirations. Now it seems McQueen...
Rush Limbaugh to Speak at Left-Leaning Anti-Poverty Conference Sojourners In an inspiring display of bipartisan bridge-building, talk radio personality Rush Limbaugh has accepted Jim Wallis' invitation to deliver a keynote address at Sojourners' Mobilization to End Poverty conference in April. "I've always said the monologue of the extreme right is over, and a new dialogue has begun," said Wallis. "Well, that dialogue is about to get a whole lot louder." Limbaugh, longtime champion of conservative media, announced his acceptance of the invitation on his daily radio show. Interrupted occasionally by call-ins of incredulous listeners, Limbaugh...