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...Beirut.” Little do most people know, the action of tossing a ball into a beer cup derives its name from the sustained bombardment that Beirut, Lebanon suffered during a bloody civil war in the 1970s and 80s. This carnage, however, has transformed into a distant memory for most Lebanese. Beirut is hailed as a rejuvenated city of fortune. Recently, however, Lebanon suffered a stark reminder of how unstable and ill-fated the Middle East can be. The assassination of one of Lebanon’s most prominent individuals, former prime minister, Rafiq Al-Hariri, has largely been...
This leaves Sideways and Million Dollar Baby, the year’s requisite realist duo. Both feature a raw, devastating naturalism; they are far and away the most mature offerings on the Oscar docket. But while Ray and Neverland stay too distant from the viewer, these pictures cut too close to the bone. Sideways is an apt parable of its time, a tale of failure, loss, and botched hedonism. That mix is a bit too real in the era of outsourcing and Dennis Kozlowski. And for Academy voters in Hollywood, the casual alcoholism and bungled love affairs could seem more...
Ongoing through June. Painted by a Distant Hand: Mimbres Pottery of the American Southwest. The Peabody Museum. Open daily 9 a.m.-5 p.m. $7.50; $6 students and seniors; free with Harvard ID. Free Sun. 9 a.m.-noon...
...never seen a movie theater, let alone acted in a feature—and the incorporation of such a real, Rotuman presence lends the film a deeply raw, affecting richness. The movie plays like a kind of cultural window, presenting to the world a vision of life in the distant Pacific from the very imaginations of those who live...
...movie presents the possibility of a reconciliation between divisive Western and indigenous cultures. As an existential offering, the film asserts the power of choice, advocating fierce dedication and courage which can overcome shame and adversity. And that, ultimately, is a very powerful message to send from this distant island into a world already so crowded by globalization and mass modernization, making Eyes at once gently affecting and quietly uplifting...