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A story of 1950s teenagers falling in, out, and back into love may sound sentimental, but the latest production of “Grease”—which runs through Saturday at the Loeb Experimental Theater—delves into the darker side of this romantic narrative. Still...

Author: By ABIGAIL B. LIND, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Walker's "Grease" Helps an Old Favorite Run Smoothly | 12/7/2009 | See Source »

More than a year after Russia and Georgia clashed in a short but brutal war, the two countries are continuing their dispute on the movie screen. Russian filmmakers have already released a slick documentary as well as a romantic feature that depicts Georgia as a genocidal aggressor. Now, the Georgian...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Russia and Georgia Go to War Again — on Screen | 12/4/2009 | See Source »

Through this technique of making their pale creations not only handsome and alluring objects of fascination, but also romantic and compassionate protagonists, the creators of modern vampire characters have succeeded in turning the genre on its head. However, they fail to mine the potentially rich soil of darker issues?...

Author: By Adrienne Y. Lee | Title: Raising the Stakes | 12/4/2009 | See Source »

The film's Hong Kong director, Jingle Ma, says the new 115-minute Mulan is a sweeping melodrama that depicts the central character as an action hero, dutiful daughter and wistful romantic. The film stars Vicki Zhao Wei, who shot to fame in the late 1990s playing the wide-eyed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: China vs. Disney: The Battle for Mulan | 12/3/2009 | See Source »

Broken Embraces isn't one of the master's all-time greats (it's a notch or two below All About My Mother and Talk to Her), but it's still complex, vivacious and emotionally resonant. Since the gynocentric Mother and Volver, and the guy-nocentric Bad Education, Almodó...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Broken Embraces: Death Becomes Almodóvar and Cruz | 11/30/2009 | See Source »

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