Word: joys
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Loews Harvard Square. 10 Church St., Cambridge. 864-4580. On Thursday, Nov. 18. "The Joy Luck Club" at 12:10, 4:05, 6:45 and 10. "The Age of Innocence" at 1, 4:20, 7:15 and 10:15. "Remains of the Day" at 12:30, 3:50, 7, 9:45 and 12:15. "Farewell my Concubine" at 11:50, 3, 6:05 and 9:10. "The Nightmare Before Christmas" at 11:30, 1:30, 3:30, 5:30, 7:30, 9:30 and 11:30. "Rocky Horror" at 12:35 a.m. on Friday and Saturday...
Even if the future seems foreboding, Ng can take comfort in the success of "The Joy Luck Club." "I'm so proud, so happy, so honored to have been a part of it. It really does something for the Asian community--we've always been passive, and I feel that this movie has vindicated us for our silence. We have spoken...
Michael Conte as Albin is flamboyantly effeminate without overdoing it. His whimsical gestures and the simple, giggly joy we see on his face as he transforms himself into a woman in "A Little More Mascara" is hilariously frivolous. His singing is predictably nasal and weak as Zsa-Zsa, but intent and masculine in "I am what I am," signaling the end of Albin's tolerance for Jean-Michel's denial...
...that is both universal and undeniably Chinese, tracing the relationship of two men through fifty years of Chinese history. With superb acting (especially from star Leslie Cheung) and beautiful mainland China as its backdrop, the movie is an epic tale that somehow remains intensely personal. Less melodramatic than "The Joy Luck Club" and more realistic than "The Wedding Banquet," "Farewell My Concubine" provides the viewer with a glimpse into the way modern Chinese view the tumultuous events of the 20th century. The sacrifices the characters make in the name of art, politics, and love give the movie its power...
Loews Janus. 57 JFK St., Harvard Square. 661-3737. "The Joy Luck Club...