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...important items from the original show, such as the 12th century ivory- inlaid minbar, or high preacher's throne, from the Kutubiyya mosque in Marrakesh, were also deemed too fragile to travel. When the Spanish authorities refused to lend one of the spectacular amphora-type "Alhambra vases," with its luster glazes and formalized handles like angels' wings, another was lent by the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg. But even in its truncated form, "Al-Andalus" is not an exhibition to miss...
Like Truman, McCullough has little use for academic theorizing; instead his marvelous feel for history is based on an appreciation of colorful tales and an insight into personalities. In this compelling saga of America's greatest common-man President, McCullough adds luster to an old-fashioned historical approach that is regaining respect: the sweeping narrative, filled with telling details and an appreciation of the role individuals play in shaping the world...
THIS YEAR'S CANNES FILM FESTIVAL STARTED ON A steamy note with the screening of an uncut Basic Instinct. But lacking the luster of glamour fests past, Hollywood on the Mediterranean soon turned into a Basic Bore. Jurors opted for predictable choices. The Palme d'Or, the festival's highest honor, went to the Ingmar Bergman-scripted Best Intentions, an elegiac love story produced for Swedish television. Other top awards went to director Robert Altman for his wry Hollywood basher The Player and to actor Tim Robbins for his deft portrayal of an unctuous studio head in that film...
...cartoon is a musical , but the soundtrack lacks luster. Even Glen Campbell's voice cannot redeem the tuneless, beatless songs. The grade of animation is maybe one step above Saturday morning cartoons but nowhere near the vivid imagery of Beauty and the beast...
...that can bring stadium crowds to their feet. Human Touch was the first of the two albums to be completed, and, with the backing of some heavy-duty Los Angeles session players and such soulful voices as Bobby King and Sam Moore, it has a real diamond-cut luster and precision. It also has plenty of nerve. Two tunes, Man's Job and Real Man, trash all the stereotypes of rock lyrics ("Now if you're lookin' for a hero, someone to save the day,/ Well, darlin', my feet they're made of clay") and present love -- looking...