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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...
...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...
...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...
...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...
...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?...