Word: scripting
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...simple task, yet for every gem like Blade, there seem to be six or seven duds like Judge Dredd. Which is why every time I think about Bryan Singer's big-screen version of X-Men, I get more and more amazed. Facing heavy studio pressure, an ever-shifting script, and the weight of an entire legion of diehard fanboys ready to critique everything from costumes to eye color, the Usual Suspects auteur somehow managed to make a movie that was both true to the source material and self- contained in its own right. But even more importantly, the movie...
...growing tired, Thandie Newton just barely survived one of the most thankless roles in recent memory, the plot was just barely there, the action sequences were corny, etc. . And most intolerable, of course, is that ridiculous 'mask' cop-out that they keep throwing in whenever they run into a script dead-end. I'll accept it as soon as they answer the following questions: 1) Where do they get them made? 2) Where do they store them when they're on the run? 3) Are they hypo-allergenic...
There's never a dull moment onstage, with plenty of drama and a good supporting cast. But with such a thematically saturated script, there's so much to absorb that it's easy to lose a bit in the shuffle. Here the production would have benefited from the tighter and more intimate blocking Benson uses in scenes between Rita and Lang. This, in addition to more focused lighting, might have directed the audience's attention and brought out the darker elements pervading the play...
...trio of authors submitted their script to the Pudding Saturday, and it was accepted Sunday...
...hard to sell, the displaced first-years were set up bunk style in Loker Commons and convinced that toting their toiletries across the Yard was more fun than bathing across the hall. Had they had any talent aside from their charming smiles and intimate knowledge of the Love Story script, the Key counselors would have sung them Kumbaya as they fell asleep, not to the crackling of a campfire, but to the sirens of neighboring fire trucks...