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...movie landscape where the blockbusters (and some of the best films) rely heavily on special effects that make the most fantastic creature look and feel real, The Wrestler offers the compelling sight of an actor who is his own special-effect monster, his own Incredible Hulk. (It's the rare movie where the closing credits for makeup and Mr. Rourke's trainer are well deserved. Mr. Rourke's plastic surgeon may also have earned a mention.) Reviewers love watching actors abuse their bodies for their art almost as much as actors love doing it. That's one reason Mickey should...
...plan in a book,” Campbell says. “There’s something, somewhere, for everyone.”The OIP is not alone in encouraging study abroad. In the past, programs run by or directly linked to Harvard and Harvard faculty have been rare, and, for the most part, confined to the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies. But across campus, departments are taking study abroad more seriously, says Cheryl Welch, the director of undergraduate studies for the government department. “There’s a lot more excitement about it than...
...Russian studies, Soviet history, and art history. “What I’m trying to show here is that art can be political,” Katsnelson says. “The Western world is very privileged. It often forgets how precious freedom of expression is, how rare it is in many countries, and how powerful...
...actually emoting in “Vicky Cristina Barcelona”), whose character, Caroline Cushing, is not only an accessory to Sheen’s playboy persona but to the film as well. One is hard pressed to find any non-expository dialogue escaping her lips—a rare misstep in an otherwise flawless film.The transition from stage to screen is fraught with pitfalls. A stage play adapted for cinema must expand its scope without losing the intimacy of its original format. Thanks to the expert direction of Ron Howard, and brilliant performances from its cast...
...vintages this holiday season: Dom Pérignon Vintage 2000 ($150), with toasty, mineral notes; Oenothèque Vintage 1995 ($400), which "is killer with caviar," according to Dom's Chef de Cave, Richard Geoffroy; and Rosé Vintage 1998 ($450), which, with notes of salt and fruit, is rare and sold in limited quantities and goes well with everything...