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...1990s. We met in his office in Cape Town, the novelist a pale and austere presence in his tweeds and corduroys, and I under strict instructions from his agent to avoid questions about the son who fell from a balcony, the ex-wife who died of cancer and the manner in which these private tragedies might have influenced his most recent writings. We were to talk only of literature, but my opening question was greeted by dead silence. Coetzee was writing the question on his notepad. He pondered it for several seconds, then proceeded to analyze the assumptions on which...
...first fight to last, no scene is performed or shot in the same cinematic style, and all are extremely exciting. The only caution is that, in the second half of the film, the blood and gore aspect of the violence is portrayed in an almost Monty Python-esque manner that, although appropriate in the “Movie World” context, can be off-putting and even unintentionally humorous. Nonetheless, the Kill Bill’s fight scenes are the most exciting and intense of this year, particularly the samurai sword showdown at the very...
Tsai’s films often provide bleak and desolate views of modern life, and he has a definite knack for capturing urban alienation in an honest and straightforward manner. Paradoxically, it is clear from his films that Tsai approaches both life and film in a fundamentally joyous manner...
...prohibition against the display of the Palestinian flag in an official manner at Harvard brings attention to the fact that Palestinian students have far fewer opportunities for a world class education in comparison to their neighbors (News, “Students Blast Prohibition of Palestinian Flag Display,” Sept...
...office in Cape Town, the great novelist a pale and austere presence in his tweeds and corduroys, and I under strict instructions from his agent to avoid questions about the son who fell from a balcony, the ex-wife who had died of cancer, or the manner in which these tragedies might have influenced his most recent writings. We were to talk only of literature, but my opening question was greeted by dead silence. Coetzee was writing the question on his notepad. He pondered it, then proceeded to analyze the assumptions on which it was based, a process that offered...