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directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini...
...renowned Italian filmmaker Pier Paolo Pasolini was a man full of vitality, rebellion, creativity, and, very often, contradictions. His profound influence in Italian culture and politics reverberates still today, especially in the anthologies of his writings and films, critical studies of these works, and biographies which seem to appear annually in the United States. This year Americans have their first opportunity to see Pasolini's second feature film, "Mamma Roma," more than three decades after its 1962 Italian release...
Pasolini's violent murder in a Roman slum immortalized the artist. One critic referred to him as "St. Pier Paolo: Homosexual and Martyr," and most considered his final film, the bizarre and disturbing "Salo," strangely prophetic. It represents the enigmatic end of a tumultuous artistic career and, as Pasolini's 1959 novel proclaimed in its title, A Violent Life. "Mamma Roma" is far more typical than his last film, of the mix of politics and poetry, of ideology and of sentiment, which characterizes most of Pasolini's work. Its magnificent cinematography and superb acting make it a pleasure...
...ride on a speeding bus by running up from behind, hooking an umbrella handle onto a window ledge and hanging on while fighting off a brood of bad guys. (Gape in envy, Keanu Reeves!) In The Armour of God II: Operation Condor he drives his motorcycle off a riverside pier and leaps off in midair to catch onto the net of a passing mechanical crane. (Page your stunt double, Mr. Seagal!) In Project A, improving on the clock-tower hanging scene from Lloyd's Safety Last, Chan falls from the sky-high tower through two awnings and crashes to earth...
...find a home in the gym Mass," says pastoral associate Peter Buttitta. The informal service, which can include dance performances by children, offers open discussion between priest and parishioners on topics ranging from feminism to divorce. "There is much more of a sense of warmth and community," says Judy Pier, 50. "The bigger church feels much colder and anonymous." Conservatives remain baffled -- at best. "I attended it once," says Dorothy Papachristos, 43. "It was so liberal! They talk openly about a lot of things that the church teaches against...