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...mythological Orpheus committed the grievous sin of loving too much. In the face of death and disbelief, the great musician's undying affection for his muse proved to be her demise. Williams' modern incarnation of the doomed Eurydice is Lady Torrence (played by Melanie Martinez), the proud daughter of a "wop bootlegger who burned to death in his orchard...
Interestingly, while the memory and apparition of Sainte Colombe's wife sustains him and even works as a muse while he's playing, the memory of Marais emaciates Madeline. Her line, "I've let myself be destroyed by the memory of you" has acute resonance because she is an emaciated sack of bones. By this time, the elder Marais (Gerard Depardieu) is plump and flashily clad...
...overhyped Woodstock '94, there was R.E.M. The , band, formed in 1980, is known for its artful, challenging music as well as its emotive, elliptical lyrics. Rather than succumbing to common-denominator tastes and releasing music that is too easily accessible, it has followed its own eccentric muse. In doing so, it set a standard for such alternative bands of the '90s as Pearl Jam and Offspring. Says Denise Sullivan, author of the book R.E.M. -- Talk About the Passion: "They've done everything their own way, on their own terms, and that's really rare...
...this morning, when members of Harvard's football team (1-0) muse over the symmetrical beauty and uncanny significance of that number, their minds will be on the gridiron. For that number may well represent the margin between victory and defeat in this afternoon's football game with Bucknell (1-1), the first home test for the Tim Murphy coaching staff...
...Muse Sick N Hour Mess Age isn't Public Enemy's best CD, but it is lyrically provocative and musically rich. The songs are relentless, pummeling, chaotic -- something like a house party crossed with a race riot. As lead rapper Chuck D told Time: "We wanted to borrow from soul, blues, gospel and rock 'n' roll elements and blend them into something we can call our own. And make it faster...