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...Making a film based on Beatles covers is a formidable task. For starters, how do you pull together an original plot from lyrics everyone has already interpreted? And how do you rearrange classic tunes without offending legions of Beatles fans? Instead of splicing studio-recorded singing into the film??s sound track, Taymor, who won a Tony for directing Broadway’s “The Lion King,” recorded the vast majority of the film??s songs live on the set. “Julie was really desperate that...
...Lust, Caution” is a film noir that’s too small for its britches: it may be cloaked in the finest material, but it is also drowning beneath the folds. While audiences will be captivated by the film??s languid, shadowy images and tortured characters, the overall effect is diluted by excessive length (158 minutes) and lack of development. Taiwanese director Ang Lee, known for “Brokeback Mountain” and “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,” adapts Chinese author Eileen Chang’s eponymous short story with...
...lunch boxes to 2 a.m. munchies, has taken on an all-natural twist. Michael C. Koenigs ’09, along with another junior in Winthrop House who wishes to remain unidentified (for fear of being stalked by his fans, we’re sure), annotated the recipe on film??by adding sweat and “natural hair oils...
...attended a showing of the recent documentary, “In the Shadow of the Moon,” chronicling the American space expeditions of the late 60s and early 70s. Afterwards the film??s director David Sington answered audience questions...
...film adaptation of the popular novel by Karen Joy Fowler. The premise of “Book Club” is refreshingly intelligent. It is a step above standard romantic dramedy fare that, for all the screenplay’s faults, delivers an enjoyable movie. Despite the film??s clichés, one has to admire the filmmakers for telling a story that attempts to avoid the easy laughs or tears that most modern-day cinematic romances effect. “Book Club” brings together an impressive roster of actresses, including Maria Bello...