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...trickery, a game that fails to amuse. Though propelled by strong individual singing and the occasional catchy tune, “Chess,” which ran this weekend at the Adams House Pool Theater, never escapes the boring confines of its rigid and outdated black-and-white plot...
...guys or bad guys, just moral ambiguities. It’s a smart musical.” “Chess” is set at the World Chess Championship in Bangkok and focuses on the title game between Russian champion Anatoly Sergievsky and American challenger Freddie Trumper. The plot is loosely based on the 1972 World Chess Championship battle between chess phenoms Victor Korchnoi and Bobby Fischer. “Chess” chronicles the competition and the politics that run parallel to the match, as well as a romantic plot involving Trumper’s second, Florence Vassy...
...protests. Van Sant also splices the film’s action with witness interviews about the violence. “All we could hear was screaming, crushing, smashing. It was terrifying,” one man says. This effective juxtaposition not only enhances the film’s plot, but also reminds the viewer of the story’s reality. Sean Penn fully embodies Harvey Milk. Penn’s performance is a full and nuanced tribute to his character, and his approach to Milk’s sexuality is equally and appropriately nuanced. Penn proves his versatility...
...this Elizabethan genius of theater. It’s a good thing that the book focuses on these better known works, as a lack of familiarity with one or more of the plays will diminish the amount of insight that one can glean. Knowing at least the basic plot proves necessary for full appreciation of Garber’s Shakespearian wisdom. But having read all the plays is not necessary; just about anyone would possess enough knowledge of the basic plot of “Romeo and Juliet” to appreciate that chapter. And this, in a sense...
...solidifies her hold over his heart in a lengthy monologue about food and a thinly veiled analogy of herself as a glass of chilled wine. For a guy who doesn’t open his soul to anyone, Martin is remarkably easy to win over. The plot is fuzzily sketched out, with side trips that contribute nothing to the storyline except to set the scene for another fight. To cover up this lack of substance, there’s some cheap and flashy editing and a smattering of out-of-place one-liners. Split-second montages connect some scenes...