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Come the fall, and the studios think filmgoers are in a gentler mood. So we get the more traditional mode of movie romance - the kind Hollywood specialized in for ages before it went out of style in the 90s - but which now might be called chick comedy. The protagonist is...
One of the effects of the rowdy, guy-centric Judd Apatow movies is that, by establishing new rules for movie comedy, they've make milder romantic ones seem like relics from the 1950s. The Hedges film has antique contrivances aplenty, from a scene where Marie must enter a shower with...
The ballet that began the reign of Romantic ballet, “La Sylphide,” also began the Boston Ballet’s 2007-2008 season at the Wang Theatre. Due to its brevity, the piece was paired with and preceded by Balanchine’s groundbreaking ?...
As a neo-Romantic ballet, this lack of plot is actually the greatest strength of “Serenade.” Balanchine’s choreography is spectacular because of its seamlessness. The 17 dancers are skillfully woven together in a technically challenging 40-minute ballet. And since there...
The opening shot of “Dan in Real Life,” the latest film from “Pieces of April” director Peter Hedges, focuses, naturally, on Dan. Dan wakes up, takes a moment to collect himself, sighs and says “O.K.?...