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Although its chaotic plot and emotional turmoil may be reminiscent of a daytime soap opera, Susanne Bier’s “After the Wedding” transcends such sentiments to reach a level of sincere poignancy. An intensely touching movie, the twists and turns of its plot also make it a fascinating examination of life choices and secrets. Bolstered by an excellent script by Anders Jensen and phenomenal performances by each and every actor, it’s no wonder that this Danish film was nominated for a 2006 Oscar for best foreign language film...
...RECENT YEARS SHE SHONE brightly as a National Medal of Arts honoree and elegant, tireless philanthropist. But the long career of effervescent singer-actress Kitty Carlisle Hart spanned media from film (the Marx Brothers' A Night at the Opera, Woody Allen's Radio Days) to stage (On Your Toes) to opera (Die Fledermaus, her 1966 debut at the Met). Hart, whose husband was playwright Moss Hart, was best known for her 1956-67 stint as a lively celebrity panelist on TV's To Tell the Truth...
...vigor of these films is easy to spot; they move with such speed and confidence. They often begin in an efficient fury. Nosotros los pobres...! is a folk opera, a neorealist musical, opens with an elaborate production number, "Ni hablar, mujer," composed by Manuel Esperón, who wrote songs for 34 Infante films (and who, apparently, is still alive at 95). In a few mins., the film introduces us to two dozen characters with singing, strumming, speaking or whistling parts, as the camera glides, pans or swoops to keep up with them...
With a huge ensemble cast, political satire, unresolved side plots, self-slander, sex, finance, and mutton chops (I could go on), the duo’s penultimate Savoy opera is a work that would lend itself to variation after variation. But until the show’s reputation gets the boost it deserves, the Harvard-Radcliffe Gilbert and Sullivan Players’ (HRG&SP) new production of “Utopia, Limited,” directed by Jeremy R. Steinemann ’08 (an incredible debut) and produced by Ryder B. Kessler ’08 and Benjamin...
...fans do in Brad and Angelina. "The journey of seeing the same people coming back week on week-you have a relationship with them," says creator Simon Fuller. "You don't know what's going to happen. Sanjaya walks out with his crazy hairdo. It's a living soap opera." Season 6 contestant Chris Sligh called the job of getting the audience to identify with you "mak[ing] David Hasselhoff cry," referring to the Baywatch star tearing up when Hicks won last year's crown. Which brings us to point...