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...money. "His idea of a relaxing way to make a payment was to drive to Nevada and shoot craps all night." The remembered details of family life yield vivid metaphors for her theme, none better than this: in a Sacramento house the Didions moved into in 1951, the gold silk organza curtains on the stairs hadn't been changed since 1907. They "hung almost two stories, billowed iridescent with every breath of air, and, if touched, crumbled." --By Christopher Porterfield
...back on the Silk Road, this time in Western China (Xinjiang province) 14 centuries ago. Lai Xi (Kiichi Nakai), a Japanese swordsman in the Tang Emperor's court, is assigned to capture and kill "Butcher" Li (Jiang Wen), a once-respected army officer accused of treason because he refused to kill women and children in a raid. Lai Xi and Li make an uneasy truce long enough to escort a general's daughter (Vicky Zhao Wei) and a Buddhist monk to safety. Can they escape the pursuit of evil Master An (Wang Xueqi), the preening aesthete and superslick fighter...
...This World is a road movie?a Silk Road movie. It is also a strange hybrid of documentary and fiction. Torabi is an actual Afghan ?migr?; he and Enayatullah more or less play themselves on their westward adventure. Director Michael Winterbottom (Jude, Welcome to Sarajevo) went along for the ride, often improvising dialogue with people the boys met. At times the danger seems real: rifle fire at a Turkish border, captured on infrared film, comes perilously close to the two boys?and the crew. Did the film put the lads at risk? This is an expos? that occasionally smacks...
...were the same: Tilda Swinton. The collection, worn on a parade of models all made up to look like Swinton, with alabaster face and red hair, was a breakthrough. Ordinary duffel coats were made pretty with the addition of flowing ribbons. Denim vests and jackets boasted puffy, pleated hems. Silk shirtdresses had overlapping collars. It was a collection as easy to wear as anything at the Gap, but with flourishes that made it very Viktor & Rolf. "Before, they always had the concept first, now they're focusing on garments first, concept second, and sales are starting to move again," says...
...Western end of the Silk Road is Turkey. Its main port, Istanbul, has the Egyptian Market, reputed for its peppers, from mild paprika to fiery red?perfect for bringing a tear to the eyes of those who've missed...