Word: idiom
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...creative legacy, retaining none of its source material’s verve, intensity, or gravitas. Perhaps this should not shock; Colombus is the auteur behind the “Home Alone” series.Columbus never devises a satisfactory way to translate the conventions of musical theatre into the cinematic idiom: “Rent” doesn’t embrace its show-tune cheesiness in the manner of Rob Marshall’s “Chicago,” nor does it opt for cinematic seriousness like Bille August’s “Les Miserables...
...collaboration between Berman and Pavement mastermind Stephen Malkmus, but this lineup includes such luminaries as bassist Paz Lenchantin (of Zwan and A Perfect Circle fame) and singer-songwriter Will Oldham (a.k.a. Bonnie “Prince” Billy). This motley crew is so fluent in the idiom of country music one would never suspect that they are only two steps removed from the alt-metal stylings of Tool. Ironically, the only cut on the album that doesn’t quite work is “The Farmer’s Hotel”: the sole song attributed...
Perhaps this scene is the director’s acknowledgement of the film’s theatrical origin and his attempt to incorporate images of the stage into film’s visual idiom vis-à-vis postmodern notions of meta-narrativity...
...Paul Taylor Dance Company, formed 30 years ago, is often described as the last true modern dance group, before the movement divided into various postmodern strands. If energy, cohesiveness and a deeply shared dance idiom are the characteristics of a "classic" modern company, then Taylor's troupe of 17 performers practically embodies the term. It seems to be on a particular roll now, bringing extra power and velocity to some of the most physically demanding choreography ever made...
...known architectural scroll from the period "reflects the application of geometry in the Islamic tradition," according to "Turks" catalog editor David J. Roxburgh, a Harvard professor of history of art and architecture. The Ottomans took over in 1299, conquering neighbors, absorbing artistic styles, and creating a new, recognizable visual idiom. Objects from the first 150 years of their long rule - which ended in the early 20th century - are represented by the gold-decorated ceremonial sword of Süleyman I ("the Magnificent"), its hilt of walrus ivory missing the precious stones it once held; colorful caftans belonging to Mehmed...