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...tale of a dying kingdom, and the swoop and pull of the orchestration (arranged by Van Dyke Parks) makes it sound like an apocalyptic dirge from another planet. “Monkey & Bear” is more in the vein of medieval balladry, its anthropomorphized title characters undertaking an epic journey with lute-like accompaniment. “Sawdust & Diamonds,” on the other hand, has its watery imagery matched by Newsom’s lulling, swirling harp-play. The 17-minute “Only Skin” invokes Pynchon and Tolkien simultaneously, with its setting impossible...
...film could not be complemented better. Despite what some may find disappointing in “The Fountain’s” plot, there is enough originality and audio-visual splendor to make it a worthwhile journey for anyone. Even if Aronofsky set out to create an epic high-budget adventure of Brad Pitt sailing through time, he came up with something perhaps more true to his independent roots. “The Fountain” is an innovative film with great acting and excellent cinematography squeezed out on a relatively meager budget. Bottom Line: Even if you?...
...sepia-toned picture of Indians on horseback. A spiky desert plant. A name like Hampton Sides? Together that spells “American Epic,” or so the cover of this book seems to imply. It’s manifestly your destiny to buy this book...
...American Grace” is like a classic 1950s movie on steroids. This epic dance show presents archetypal cinematic elements of a sweeping scale, moments of great drama and unexpected lightheartedness, and a strong sense of history—in ten different forms...
...edgy director with a knack for youth culture, Thirteen's Catherine Hardwicke. Despite the challenges of reconciling Scripture with story, casting actors to play icons, constructing a Christ-era Nazareth in the Italian countryside, wrangling donkeys and camels, and figuring out how to market the first major-studio Bible epic since the genre's peak in the 1950s and '60s with films like The Ten Commandments, The Nativity Story will arrive in theaters on Dec. 1, just about a year to the day after Rich started his first draft. "God's hand is on this movie," says Anne Graham Lotz...