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Whitesell, a rare-book cataloguer for Houghton Library, opened the book and found an inscription from the author to Ruben Dario...
...Told alongside all of this energetic hoopla is the story of Nelson Rockefeller (John Cusack) and his patronage of the Mexican muralist Diego Rivera (Ruben Blades), providing another example of the complex problems that can result when artistic statement is bound to a controlling force. Young Rockefeller didn't count on Rivera painting Lenin and syphilis cells in the lobby of Rockefeller Center, so he orders the mural jackhammered off of the wall in a strikingly literal expression of the casual tyranny of commerce. Yet perhaps the most poignant thread of the film is its only fictional tale, that...
...into caricatures, the actors seem aware of the limitations of their parts and do their best to bring them to life in quick, bold strokes. Among the most remarkable are Cherry Jones, whose tough-talking moll displays a deep belief in the power and necessity of the theater, and Ruben Blades, who melts into his small role as Diego Rivera in a perfect impersonation. John Turturro shines brightly as Aldo Silvano, a dedicated member of the "Cradle" cast who parts ways with his family of Italian nationalists. John Cusack is effective as the affably cocky Rockefeller, and Bill Murray...
STARRING: Ruben Blades, John Cusack, Cary Elwes, Cherry Jones, Angus MacFayden, Bill Murray, Susan Sarandon, Emily Watson DIRECTOR: Tim Robbins OPENS: Dec. 8 in N.Y.C. and L.A.; wide...
RAZA chose Patricia R. Ruvalcaba '03 as secretary; Brian A. Sandoval '03 as publisher; Reyna P. Hernandez '03 as treasurer; Roberto Gradilla '03 as community liaison; David Montes '03 as social chair; Michael J. Lopez '03 as finance commissioner; Ruben Marielarena '02 as Latino Political Committee chair; Ali A. Valenzuela '02 as East Coast Chicano Student Forum representative; and Alejandro R. Rodriguez '03 as Student Advisory Committee representative...