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Many of the scenes look bland, giving the impression that those same shots have already been done before in other films, only better. The style of the film is somewhat reminiscent of episodes of “Law and Order” in the way the camera films investigators walking around a city talking about crime. And indeed, Campanella directed several episodes of the show. Imitating the visual style of Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar, Campanella frames some shots with dramatic red curtains and varies shots between warm and cold colors, but he does not use the effect consistently...

Author: By Elizabeth D. Pyjov, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: The Secret in Their Eyes | 4/20/2010 | See Source »

...sits on the board of the Harvard Vestis Council—a student organization devoted to exhibiting Harvard student designs—would agree. Although Vestis itself has no specific ties to minority communities, Boltik can understand the aesthetic sense behind these connections. “Even if you look at major designers and their influences for a certain design or collection, it comes from different cultures and perspectives,” she says. “They’re not necessarily bringing a focus on diversity or minorities, but making use of a practice of the industry. Maybe...

Author: By Kristie T. La, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Cultural Couture | 4/20/2010 | See Source »

...creative directors’ segments of the show—an exploration of the growing phenomenon of androgyny and a fanciful study of the college campus in thirty years—appear similarly detached from cultural roots. “Both have this futuristic theme, but both also look at what it means to be Asian in this structure,” says Nara M. Lee ’11, co-producer of Identities, adding that the directors looked closely at Asian design and fashion history during the creative process...

Author: By Kristie T. La, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Cultural Couture | 4/20/2010 | See Source »

...secure creative participation and, of course, raise money. The three shows face two main challenges in finding funding on campus: none is a stand-alone organization, and all find themselves unable to apply for Undergraduate Council grants due to their charitable status. These shows thus find themselves obligated to look beyond the obvious sources for financial support...

Author: By Kristie T. La, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Cultural Couture | 4/20/2010 | See Source »

...cadets look around, they may spot amid the splendors of Sandhurst's 1812 Old College and its New College, completed a century later, another sobering lesson in the realities of the career they have chosen. Sandhurst's iconic buildings, like the armed forces, are showing signs of wear and tear. Britain's soldiers remain a focus for national pride, and the fresh-minted officers being turned out by Sandhurst embody a grand tradition. But unless Britain's politicians find a way of reconciling the U.K.'s reflexive desire to take a leading role on the world stage with the nation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Defense of the Realm: Britain's Armed Forces Crisis | 4/19/2010 | See Source »

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