Word: plotlessness
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...Tempest,” directed by Rob D. Salas ’09 and Sarah C. Kenney ’08, and executive produced by Ben M. Poppel ’09, I found myself wishing that someone had gone digging through Shakespeare’s last, great, plotless Romance with a little more enthusiasm. While this production has some neat dramatic tricks and a few lovely moments, its incredibly rich script floats by with little to no examination. Why do a play if you’re not going to sink your teeth into...
...True…ish Story.” The inversion wittily exposes the vanity of the many Britons duped by Alan Conway, a man who spent much of the 1990s pretending to be Stanley Kubrick. The tagline is more apt, however, as a warning for the film. Essentially plotless, “Color Me Kubrick”—a fictionalized account of the Conway affair—is little more than a showcase for John Malkovich (as Conway) and a stockpile of in-jokes for admirers of the late director, best known for “A Clockwork...
...announce a Prix du Jury (essentially third place) to another Asian film about the rapture of lost love. Unfortunately, it was a fairly dreadful one: Thai director Apichatpong Weerasethakul?s ?Tropical Malady,? in which one man falls in love with another and tracks him through the jungle. This artless, plotless film had, according to Tarantino, ?the strongest defenders on the Jury.? And the strongest of those was apparently Tsui Hark...
...father’s eye as Natalie Portman and Hayden Christensen pursue their ill-fated love affair between battles with Jedi Rebel Dooku and his band of cloned droids. Will the “force” of photogenic actors overcome the dark side of a potentially plotless prequel? As Yoda might say, “Wait you must...no more will I tell you today...
Boston Ballet’s production of Giselle, one of the most famous ballets every composed, contains more than enough emotion and virtuosity to satisfy any fan of the ballet. For those who prefer technically-difficult, plotless ballets, the demanding solos and variations in Giselle give the dance-lover a chance to “ooh” and “aah” at the dazzling skill of the dancers. And for those who prefer acting-filled story ballets, Giselle has enough drama to fulfill regular watchers of soap operas...