Word: plot
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Colescott was also inspired by his exposure to Egyptian art. Egyptian work in its obvious efforts at storytelling led him to the idea of narrative as a basis for his work. Unlike the plot development which occurs in an Egyptian work, Colescott's pieces rely more on the suggestion of a story, the possibility of what may have or may still happen. This is apparent in a series of paintings he did of people sitting by windows. The scenes are clearer depictions of psychological states than of active ones. His use of narrative is usually a metaphorical tool rather than...
...define art. To this end, it is a pity that the Boston Conservatory Theater performance of Where's Charley has already closed. Running from November 19 to 22, Where's Charley was a delightful reminder of the heyday of musical theater in the 1950s. No complicated or twisted plot here; just a comic combo of expertly done song-and-dance numbers, flawless acting and a little crossdressing to round...
Director Arlene Sanford has attempted to beef up the plot with a bunch of tried-and-true signs of a broken family--tension between Jake and his stepmother, heated sibling rivalry between Jake and his kid sister, etc., etc. No prizes for guessing if he makes peace with his family, patches things up with his girlfriend, or makes it home for Christmas. No surprise, the story line is absolutely predictable: When Jake enters a Santa race for a $1,000 prize in one town, the big question is not if he'll win, but how long it'll take...
Nevertheless, it's clear why Sanford squished J.T.T. into the role anyway. Plot aside, the movie is essentially a Jonathan Taylor Thomas peep show riding on Thomas' teen idol/pinup boy status. The film provides us with plenty of closeups of J.T.T.'s tanned face and blue eyes, but I'll Be Home for Christmas clearly shows that you can't judge a book by its cover; Thomas never rises above the "I am trying to be funny," hamming-it-up style he perfected week after week on "Home Improvement...
...They are green sea creatures. I was immediately perplexed by their appearances. The Loft Theater drove me to the library. I was convinced that the portrayal of Leslie and Sarah as merpeople was a crazy, futuristic idea that Emerson College students used to rejuvenate an otherwise standard conversational Albee plot. I was wrong. Although Albee does not provide an exact description of their physiques, he makes enough indications of their crawling in and out of the water to justify the slithering amphibians I saw on the stage. The plot is not merely implausible by virtue of the fact that...