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...recently, shock-art has had a little extra spice added. In their thirst for authenticity, artists are increasingly trying to bring real acts of cruelty and horror into the art gallery—Shvarts’ miscarriage extravaganza is just one example. In Nicaragua, Costa Rican artist Guillermo Habacuc Vargas found himself a stray dog, tied it up in the corner without food or water, and let visitors watch it die (though there remains speculation over whether the dog was removed before it actually expired...
...powerful bond between mother and child. The film, which makes clear allusions to J.M. Barrie’s “Peter Pan,” becomes, at its finest, a potent fairytale for adults. “Pan’s Labyrinth,” anyone? Producer Guillermo del Toro’s fingerprints are evident throughout the entire film. Catapulted by its successes across the Atlantic, “The Orphanage” will play in American theaters after Christmas. Not only is the motion picture produced by del Toro, but “The Orphanage?...
...Mass immigration: International writers aren't covered by the WGA, so studios would say si to more foreign films. And A-list foreign-language directors like Pedro Almodovar, Guillermo del Toro and Ang Lee would become the industry's go-to guys...
...from its place as the most influential fall film festival to the most influential film festival, period, thanks to something rarer than its timing. Toronto boasts a festival oddity: "A semi-normal audience," says Picturehouse president Bob Berney, who is bringing The Orphanage, directed by Pan's Labyrinth director Guillermo del Toro's protégé, Juan Antonio Bayona. Unlike Cannes and, increasingly, Sundance, Toronto saves lots of tickets for civilians, who buy the majority of the more than 300,000 tickets each year. And though hotel and restaurant prices have risen in recent years, you don't have...
...common thread running through his losses is that all those guys play spectacular defense," notes Jim Courier, a former top-ranked player in the world. "What would be winners against most players aren't, and that can frustrate Roger." Nadal, no. 3 ranked Novak Djokovic of Serbia, and Argentine Guillermo Canas, who have all recently beaten Federer, can catch up to his trickiest shots. Canas has ousted Federer twice on hardcourt, the surface on which the U.S. Open is played. "My strength is the way I defend the point," says Canas. "Guys feel a little more uncomfortable if they have...