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...good in Phoebe, powered by Fanning's transcendent performance, outweighs the bad. But it's hard to know exactly whom the film is for. The fantasy element of Alice will likely provide a lot of allure to little girls. But their parents, eager for a happy afternoon out at the movies, should be prepared for all the troubling realities (including some vivid language) down this particular rabbit hole...
...People were calling me crazy,” Koh says, smiling. “People still call me crazy.” Though “crazy” may seem a bit excessive for a musician with high aspirations, Koh’s plans involve another, equally ambitious element. He hopes to make it as a world-class cell scientist as well as a world-class cellist...
...intriguing. The upside for Prince is obvious: in an era when record sales continue to slide, there's nothing quite as sweet as cash up-front, even if it does mean your face on a big cardboard display right next to the Swiffer. For Target, there's a small element of brand burnishing - Prince likes us! - but the music is primarily just one more product to seduce shoppers into its stores...
...also exalted the theatrical element over the musical. It happens that the Jonases write most of their own songs, which on first listen did not make me eager for a second. But the basic impact is visual: they're meant to be simultaneously cheerful and lubricious, to fulfill their fans' childlike idolatry and blooming sexual awareness. That's how the brothers' antiseptic image, and the movie's G rating, can coexist with the Jaggeresque poses and wind sprints of the one in the center, Joe Jonas...
...able to create a loosely chronological picture of his life.The play started with a vignette inspired by his children and then circled back to Gray’s painfully funny stories of adolescence in a small Rhode Island town. Each actor performed monologues centered on a different thematic element of Gray’s life—his exploits, his sexual encounters, or his fatherly instincts. Four seasoned performers–-Josh Lefkowitz, Ain Gordon, David Cale and Alina Troyana—told stories from Gray’s personal life; each night, a different guest personality each night played...