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...Four Dogs" is supposed to be a critique of the film industry, it remains rather thin. So what if these stereotypes are true? Shanley, in spite of his wonderful ear for that which is funny, has unfortunately bought into the Hollywood writing formula--the work produced is pleasurable but ultimately does not tackle any meaty themes. For an evening of merriment, "Four Dogs" is a good bet. But if a Brechtian intellectualized theater is what you're looking for, it won't be found in this dog-eat-dog farce...
...baby is orphaned, or a welfare family cannot afford another child, then the Harvard-Radcliffe Alliance is willing to work with the Human Life Alliance in paying for all costs, including hospital stays (even if the baby is born with a serious medical condition), childcare, clothing, diapers, formula and college costs. Its checkbook will be open. I admire its generosity...
...kind of school ought to be willing to take risks with people, because it doesn't affect us," said McArthur. "We can redefine standards. It's not like law school, where it's much more like a formula...
Tori Amos' third major release, Boys for Pele, proves that she can resist the temptation to go merely for commercial success by retaining the same formula of Little Earthquakes and Under the Pink. Instead, Boys for Pele charts her efforts at redefining herself following her break up with her manager Eric Rosse after an eight-year relationship. At the same time, she explores on the CD's 18 tracks a variety of new techniques and forms...
GEOMETRY FOR A ROMANTIC COMedy: triangle involving a married couple and another woman. The French do this in their sleep, maybe in their dreams. Since the formula is so familiar, they know the trick is to tweak it. Remember Too Beautiful for You, where Gerard Depardieu spurns gorgeous wife Carole Bouquet for dumpy secretary Josiane Balasko? This time writing and directing as well as starring, Balasko has wrung another variation on the old gag. Husband, wife, lesbian interloper. French Twist...