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Though Eugenides is half-Greek and “Middlesex” is centered on the ancient traditions of tragedies, epics, and myth, he confessed that the novel is less autobiographical than might be expected—drawing from his personal background more for literary authenticity than plot.
Despite the hopes that Burton would put his off-beat personal stamp on the material, the progression of events leading up to the final battle scene is entirely conventional, remaining predictable up until its final moments. Although the opening sequences are engaging and original, once Alice enters Wonderland, each scene...
At the reception following the screening of “Mother,” Bong left a personal message to Harvard students concentrating in film studies: “About 15 years ago, I was also a student studying cinema—some bitter-sweet memories. You must feel the...
“What do you think about this passage?... Why is it funny?... Is it funny at all?... Is there another phrase you liked?... What made you laugh?” Wood asks. At first the students are taken aback by this barrage of surprisingly personal questions. After a...
Unfortunately, this is one of the only successful moments of the production, which ends on a fittingly impassive note for a show that stresses electrical connections over personal ones. Leo Gordon’s final speech about his hope for the future of mankind should be a stirring conclusion, but...