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...happy place filled with Christmas spirit. I don’t care if you’re Christian, Jewish, a celebrator of the often-neglected Kwanzaa, or anything in between, as the perpetuation of Christmas is NOT intended to convert anybody. When was the last time Buddy the Elf quoted the Bible? I can’t remember either. If it’s arguing over whether to put white or colored lights on a friend’s tree, or planning a kick-ass Secret Santa gift, Christmas provides a prime bonding opportunity with friends and family, as well...
...opera by Carl Maria von Weber, was first, and HRO’s rendition was both articulate and spirited. Rebecca L. Gruskin ’11 opened the piece with a solemn, clear horn call that, in the opera, would signal the beginning of the Elf-King’s quest to save the hero, Huan. Gruskin was impeccable throughout the evening, and when the call returned, it was as clear but more optimistic, fitting the music perfectly. The strings were agile both dynamically and technically, evoking a mystical landscape, and the winds marched solidly behind them. A controlled build...
...Ricky Bobby. The new movie also explores the comic notion of man-child that goes back to the silent era (Harry Langdon's basic character was that of a deranged baby) and early talkies (the Three Stooges). But today they're everywhere - Ferrell played a pretty endearing one in Elf - which leaves the few remaining adult-male comedy roles to George Clooney...
...real treat is for grownups, who get a beguiling character study behind and above the special effects. Favreau - who directed the best Will Ferrell comedy (Elf) and an agreeably mature fantasy (Zathura: A Space Adventure), and before that wrote and starred in Swingers, maybe the sharpest buddy comedy of the '90s - knows that, when making a big movie, you do not leave your I.Q. at the soundstage door; you bend your gifts in different directions. He lends Iron Man the unobtrusive speed and precision of classic comedy. An actor before he was a director, he's not content...
...point of comparison, Gutt offered another ELF-linked crime, an arson at the University of Washington Horticultural Center in 2001. On Thursday, in Tacoma, about 40 miles south of Seattle, a 32-year-old woman from California, Briana Waters, was found guilty in that incident - about seven yeas after it occurred. She faces at least 10 years in prison...