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...easy going and pleasant with a youthful quality...

Author: By Alicia A. Carrasquillo, Sarah L. Gore, and Samuel Hornblower, S | Title: Fifteen Minutes: Astrology with Prof. Kirshner | 11/4/1999 | See Source »

...this case, yes. The show has faithfully reproduced the 1977 John Travolta movie about a working-class Brooklyn kid with big dreams and hot dance moves, with the familiar Bee Gees music (including two new songs written by the Gibb brothers) integrated into the story. One of the pleasant surprises is how well these numbers sound in the theater: How Deep Is Your Love becomes a richly layered love duet; What Kind of Fool is a passionate expression of loss; and Night Fever is, well, a blast...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theater: Stayin' Alive | 11/1/1999 | See Source »

...etiquette of war is entirely foreign to the modern viewer; for the enemy to eat lunch with his victims almost borders on the ridiculous. Von Stroheim, normally in the position of director, pleasant surprises in the role of a stiff captain serving the German Imperial Army...

Author: By Nikki Usher, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Allusion, Delusion in Grand Illusion | 10/29/1999 | See Source »

...What a pleasant surprise! I found the film's message to be honest, not cheesy. Each scene was worthy of the emotions it inspired...

Author: By Alenjandra Casillas, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Craven Goes Craven | 10/29/1999 | See Source »

...staff as "one of the most important active German artists today." While Darboven's cutting-edge exploration of calendrical counting systems is mildly thought provoking, it is nonetheless another disappointing exa.m.ple of the diminishing importance of aesthetic value in contemporary art. Upstairs from the works on display is the pleasant and modern Busch-Reisinger study room, containing an extensive collection of prints and drawings (everything from Kandinsky to Klee) for private viewing...

Author: By Annie Bourneuf and John Hulsey, CONTRIBUTING WRITERSS | Title: The Field Guide: Part One of Our Guide to Boston Visual Art | 10/29/1999 | See Source »

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