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...makes you want it more.” Thus opens “Secrecy,” a documentary on government security classification made by two Harvard professors from disparate fields—one, a professor of Visual and Environmental Studies (VES) and one a scientist and historian. The film??s unique appeal drew a crowd of over 60 members of the Harvard History of Science Colloquia to a special preview screening in the Science Center on Tuesday. SECRETS AND LIES “Secrecy” was made by Arnheim Lecturer on Filmmaking Robb Moss and Pellegrino...
...Breakdown” (1988). With “Volver,” he focuses on the bonds between women. As is typical in his films, the males in the film are weak and pathetic, while females, strong and resilient, overcome whatever situations life hands them. In one of the film??s last scenes, Irene tells Raimunda the circumstances of her death and the reason why she has returned. Capturing the power of the bond between mother and daughter, their emotional honesty warms the entire film. “Volver” means “to return?...
...most of the cast of “Full House.” “A lot of my friends did cameos,” he says, “just to be part of the dirty penguin movie.” Although Saget wrote most of the film??s dialogue, he says much of the narration is improvised, like when Jackson says, “It’s getting as cold as a welldigger’s asshole.” Could the phrase be the next “I have had it with...
Other noteworthy performances include Tsuyoshi Ihara, who portrays Olympic equestrian Baron Nishi. Ihara delivers one of the central principles of the film??“Do what is right because it is right,” translated from an American soldier’s letter from his mother—which resonates with soldiers on both sides of the battle...
...intense visual depictions of gory births and deaths. In interviews, del Toro has attributed some of this familiarity with violence to his upbringing in the still-violent culture of Mexico, and that seems to make sense—only someone who has seen beheadings firsthand can conceive of the film??s imagery. In “Pan’s Labyrinth” all cinematic elements work together so seamlessly that the actors and the effects eventually merge. The dramatic finesse of the ensemble cast build upon del Toro’s vision, although no one person outshines...