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...film altogether (the broomsticks-and-bludgers game of Quidditch is mentioned in passing, but its complex rules are never discussed). “Goblet” adroitly combines Hollywood action and thriller genres with a sturdy narrative backbone and more than a little hormonal voltage for good measure. The film??s PG-13 rating is well-deserved. In his fourth year, Harry participates in the Triwizard Tournament—a sadistic series of tasks to win the Goblet of Fire—taking the viewer along for a terrifying ride including dragons and carnivorous caverns. Along with these...

Author: By Ben B. Chung, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | 11/17/2005 | See Source »

...excess of e-vites certainly do demand an evolution of etiquette, but they have also managed to make older methods all the more prized. A hand-written note on cream-colored Crane’s, an unexpected knock on the door, flowers, a date, a photograph on film??the scarcer they become, the more sacred they’re beheld. So while the world of dating may seem to be a growing web of disorder, we can take comfort in knowing that the most classic means of courting never crash...

Author: By Victoria Ilyinsky | Title: 21st Century Dating? Byte Me | 11/17/2005 | See Source »

...femme fatality is a constant mystery of the film. “She’s almost an aesthetic creation…not a real person or a type,” says Nielsen. Another frequent companion of Charlie’s is Pete Van Heuten (Oliver Platt), the film??s resident comic relief. Though Pete has a tendency to harm more than he helps (as in a scene where a drunk misogynistic rant leads to his being hauled into the street), it’s easy to see why Charlie keeps the loyal friend close at hand.According...

Author: By Ben B. Chung, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Breaking the Ice with 'Harvest' Cast | 11/17/2005 | See Source »

...Broken Flowers,” and is currently gearing up for the big gay explosion of “Brokeback Mountain,” which, if pre-release reviews are any indication, is going to be a monster hit. As one IMDB blogger asks on the film??s profile, “Will ‘BBM’ be the ‘Roots’ for gays?”Ultimately, the Weinsteins were dictators during their years at Miramax—money-grubbing opportunists running a lot of good filmmakers through the mud to make...

Author: By Clint J. Froehlich, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Froehlove: Move Fat Cats Devour Babies | 11/17/2005 | See Source »

...violence, the actor expresses, with understated poignancy, his turmoil, angst, and overwhelmed loneliness. Likewise, Michal Bat Sheva Rand’s depiction of Malli seems an easy embodiment of hearty womanhood. In this fable-esque movie, however, the characters do naturally tend towards archetypes. While this effectively spreads the film??s overarching religious themes—forgiveness and faith—it prevents the audience from wholly identifying with the two-dimensional Orthodox characters. The director’s blatant stereotyping of the “bad” non-Orthodox guests and the “good?...

Author: By Kathleen A. Fedornak, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Ushpizin | 11/11/2005 | See Source »

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