Word: romanticized
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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Once again, Annie turns to her universal metaphor: dancing. In “Heartbeat,” the movements were nostalgic even as they happened—a perfect moment, never to be experienced again. Here, dancing’s role is the more traditional one of a courtship ritual...
The alien community of “Planet 51”—brought to life by co-directors Jorge Blanco, Javier Abad, and Marcos Martinez alongside screenwriter Joe Stillman (“Shrek”)—immediately calls to mind an idealized 1950s America. White picket...
W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan’s “The Sorcerer,” running at the Agassiz Theatre through Sunday, is a rollicking romantic farce that centers on a magic love potion. As prepared by the Harvard-Radcliffe Gilbert and Sullivan Players, this theatrical elixir, despite somewhat...
Though the majority of songs on “Attention Deficit” are light-hearted jibes at the establishment, Wale also displays an interest in dissecting racial issues and romantic tribulations. Contrary to my first thought, “Shades” is not a meditation on the value...
The movie’s opening scenes give the impression that Krasinski has filtered Wallace’s prose through a sieve that seems oddly like one of romantic comedy. “Modern woman is a mess of contradictions,” one student remarks to another. ?...