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...Carter (Ted Levine, “Memoirs of a Geisha??), a gun-toting red-blooded American, takes his family on a road trip to California. They are a picture-perfect example of suburban pleasantry, with two comely daughters, Lynn (Vinessa Shaw) and Brenda (Emilie de Ravin “Lost”) and a teenage son (Dan Byrd). Despite protests from his “pussy Democrat” son-in-law Doug (Aaron Stanford, “X-Men 2”), Bob pledges to drive the “scenic” desert route...

Author: By Jessica C. Coggins, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Hills Have Eyes | 3/9/2006 | See Source »

...added fan dancing and pouring tea to her list of accomplishments—both of which she performs gracefully in Rob Marshall’s (“Chicago”) production of “Memoirs of a Geisha.” “Memoirs of a Geisha?? boasts an acting team of international superstars like Zhang, Michelle Yeoh (“Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon”), and Gong Li (“The Emperor and the Assassin”), talented big-name producers like Steven Spielberg and Gary Barber, and the plot line...

Author: By April B. Wang, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Memoirs of a Geisha | 12/14/2005 | See Source »

Memoirs captivated readers through the seductive first person voice of Sayuri as she is trained in the arts of the geisha??dance and music; wearing kimono, elaborate makeup and hair; pouring sake in a way designed to beguile; competing with a jealous rival for men’s attention—and the money that goes with...

Author: By Ella A. Hoffman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Geisha Author Golden Found Asian Passion as Undergraduate | 6/4/2003 | See Source »

...think that people knew quite what to do with Arthur,” says Richard Anders ’79, Golden’s best friend. “He was the kid brother of one branch of the family, sitting at home writing a book...about a Geisha??and all of a sudden he’s a famous author...

Author: By Ella A. Hoffman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Geisha Author Golden Found Asian Passion as Undergraduate | 6/4/2003 | See Source »

...effort to adhere strictly to the reality of a geisha??s life, he even went so far as to purchase and experiment with the makeup a geisha would have worn, Medwed says...

Author: By Ella A. Hoffman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Geisha Author Golden Found Asian Passion as Undergraduate | 6/4/2003 | See Source »

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