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LIAISON DANGEREUSE The hero of Philippi dumped his wife, who happened to be the Emperor's sister, to take up with Cleopatra, the Queen of Egypt...
WHAT HAPPENED The Emperor declared war on Egypt and defeated Antony. The couple committed suicide...
...that transcends the conventions of gender. "You see Mulan get physically stronger, but she also uses her brain," says Coats. "We tried really hard to balance her feminine and masculine side." Mulan is more complex than your average action figure. For example, she isn't afraid to hug the Emperor in a burst of emotion. Still, it's noteworthy that one of Disney's most vigorous heroines literally has to disguise herself as a boy. Says Karlyn: "We're beginning to think about heroism in a female way. But we don't have narratives or genres in which...
...Spielberg did give us Empire of the Sun, and Bertolucci made The Last Emperor. But these fall just a little short because they are movies from the inside out; they understand. The excitement of China comes from the puzzlement, from the head-scratching wonder of an outsider to whom China is a great blood-oiled machine with no rules...
...weren't cheering and clapping, they were just staring at the huge motorcade. The Chinese met Clinton at the south gate of the city with an elaborate ceremony -- fake fog machines to add atmospherics, all these people in Tang dynasty costumes with elaborate headdresses, lanterns and weapons; a traditional emperor's greeting revived especially for the President. Clinton appeared to be enjoying himself and gave a nice people-to-people speech, staying away from politics. He noted that he was in China's heartland, and was from America's heartland himself. He said a nation draws its strength from...