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...Holland, whose previous credits include the German drama Europa, Europa and the kiddie-pleaser The Secret Garden, was smart to choose a tight, simple story that allows for a few idiosyncratic touches but matches more closely with her essential narrative conservatism. Recently guilty of filling her films with too many climaxes, the director shows considerable discipline in building the tension between her characters until the drama reaches a critical mass...
...Holland has none of the natural genius of a filmmaker like Jane Campion, and Washington Square has little of the daring or visual audacity of Campion's own James adaptation, last year's grievously ignored Portrait of a Lady. At the same time, Holland's straightforward storytelling may give audiences more access into James than Campion's almost frightening originality...
Still, if Washington Square is not necessarily ground-breaking, it does bear the marks of diligent artists lending their talents to strong material. Neither Holland nor Leigh will soon be found guilty of the "Lost World" Syndrome: namely, making the same movie over and over simply because they can. Neither woman's work is ever uninteresting, and when all their cylinders are running, as they are here, attention deserves to be paid...
...first two discs, Fillmore West and Fillmore East, were recorded in the spring of 1970. They provide a bridge between Miles's earlier work and the rest of the series. With Chick Corea on a very plugged-in piano and Dave Holland on electric bass, the sound of the music is transformed and moves into a startling mixture of jazz and funk. The synergy between the musicians in this small ensemble format is remarkable, and the interplay is at times breathtaking. The sound is a mixture of classic jazz approaches and louder, contemporary rock music techniques. Taking the overall feel...
...looking for Europa, Europa II, folks. Filmmaker Agnieszka Holland is about the last person on the planet who would ever make a sequel. "I'd never do two movies that looked alike," swears the Polish-born writer-director, recently in town to discuss her new adaptation of Henry James's Washington Square...