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...variations on an old theme often produce surprising results. Depending on the quality of the original idea, a remake can be a welcome sight to modern audiences. Alexander Chirkov's "Genesis of Genesis" attempts to accomplish this with the Biblical story of Genesis. The play is a series of episodes from the first 22 chapters of Genesis, including all the most famous: the Creation, the murder of Abel, the Flood and Abraham's sacrifice of Isaac...
Dear old Saint Valentine hardly has a romantic story. He spent his working days as a pagan priest and physician in ancient Rome until he was thrown in jail for protecting persecuted Christians. While in jail, Valentine converted to Christianity and restored sight to the jailer's daughter. Then they clubbed him to death, which when you think about it, was a relatively painless way to achieve martyrdom in those days. It sure beat the lions...
...virus no longer prevents one from living an active life. Medical science has made steady progress in the 15 years since AIDS appeared in the U.S.--most dramatically in treating the devastating secondary infections in the later stages. There is still no cure, and a vaccine is nowhere in sight, but hardly a week goes by without some advance on the AIDS front...
...doomed to failure by its subject matter. "White Squall," Ridley Scott's latest film, was mauled by its script and story, which many reviewers have referred to as "Dead Poet's Society on a Boat." Luckily, both productions were chock full of pleasant visuals for those who enjoy the sight of cute boys...
...still having a debate in 1996, one that we should have been over in 1965," Gray said. "It causes us to lose sight of what it takes to be successful in America...