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...sappy romance, but the connection between Beethoven and Anna simply made me uncomfortable. One particular scene of unappealing sexual tension finds the copyist “lovingly” sponge-bathing the naked, overweight, ailing, and ancient Beethoven. Spare us. The acting job of Diane Kruger is also a letdown. The creation of her character was inherently risky, but she does a poor job selling it. Her emotion is forced, and she seems as confused as the audience as to the necessity of her character. The smattering of 19th century female gender issues throughout the film were also accordingly lost...
...race for this year’s Ivy League Rookie of the Year honors (Andre Akpan). It seems that people are starting to take notice of this team at the right moment. Now, the Crimson has to hold up its end of the bargain and not suffer a letdown against the league’s doormat. If it can take care of business, Harvard will be able to hoist up a championship banner. —Staff writer Abigail M. Baird can be reached at ambaird@fas.harvard.edu...
...said for defending champion Brown. The Bears’ bid to repeat will all but end with a loss in Jersey, and the suddenly porous defense, giving up more than 400 yards per game, and floundering running game do not bode well. Now, could Princeton suffer a letdown after earning Top 25 recognition? Could it be looking ahead to a huge game versus Harvard next weekend? Yes and yes. And that keeps it interesting until the final minutes, but the Tigers pull it out.Prediction: Princeton 24, Brown 18PENN (3-1, 1-0) VS. COLUMBIA (3-1, 0-1)Norries Wilson...
...other band’s second album there would be no chance of them being accused of a sophomore slump. But in light of the niche popularity of their self-titled LP, “Ta-Dah” is bound to be something of a letdown to the fanbase they won with their previous disc of campy, cabaret-inspired pop. It starts off right with a dance track ironically titled “I Don’t Feel Like Dancin’.” Featuring a piano riff co-written and performed by Elton John, the piece...
...that shortly. But first, the audience. TIFF audiences are among the most generous and enthusiastic in the world, but they gave Death of a President only lukewarm applause over the closing credits. They'd been so pumped up, I suspect, that the film itself almost had to be a letdown. Engrossing but not enthralling, Death of a President let the air out of its own balloon. It was hard not to be impressed by the expertise of the intercutting (archive footage, staged demonstrations and fictional interviews), by the seamlessness of the photo-realism and photoshopping. But this cleverness inevitably drew...