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Harrison said that his friendship with John Lennon transcended his friend’s death...
...feel of tragedy. The play’s unconventional structure allows the plot to unfold backwards and, therefore, when one sees the idealistic characters at the end of the evening, she can only think with sadness upon how they betrayed their ideals, rolling along through life, merrily forgetting the friendship and values that were once so important to them. It is a cautionary fable, full of surprisingly sentimental Sondheim music, that is perhaps nowhere more applicable than at this age and on this campus...
...Lerch are also well-tuned, highlighted by sharp comic timing and a good understanding of the characters’ sarcasm. Lerch particularly impresses in “Franklin Sheppard, Inc.,” a fast-paced number in which he breaks down on national television, effectively ending his friendship with Frank by exposing how his friend’s lust for money has led to the deterioration of their creative efforts and personal relationship...
Those in search of a one-line synopsis for Vanilla Sky need look no further than the tagline—Open your eyes. It’s a simply stated yet comprehensive representation of life in all its confusing glory. Love and hate, dreams and life, work and play, friendship and sex. Everything is covered. Indeed, the line is as all-embracing as the movie is ambitious, as Academy Award-winning director Cameron Crowe attempts to update Alejandro Amenábar’s critically acclaimed 1997 film, Abre Los Ojos, for an American audience...
...with city businessman Handong (Hu Jun), son of a Communist Party official, on the make?not for money but young men. In a Beijing gay bar, he's introduced to country boy Lan Yu (Lu Yue), whom he subsequently pays for a one-night stand. A testy friendship evolves into a messy 10-year relationship. When Lan Yu catches Handong with another man, they break up and Handong abruptly marries a woman. Soon, however, he regrets his matrimony and returns to Beijing and his former beau. From a generation that preceded his lover, Handong can't decide whether...