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Like some martial equivalent of the Reagan years, the victory in the gulf makes Americans feel better about themselves. It was splendid and necessary but also unreal -- an action-adventure that, like most movies, was divided into three chapters, with decisive turning points: 1) the Iraqi invasion and the buildup of coalition forces; 2) the onset of the air war; and 3) the ground war and its denouement. The victory came with such merciless ease that on the winners' side, the deeper levels of experience (nobility, sacrifice, endurance and so on) were not engaged. The victors now celebrate mostly their...
...perform some of the sonatas in other cities, including Philadelphia, Toronto, Washington and Pittsburgh. Uchida, 42, plays her specialty with a remarkable combination of energy and tenderness, a considerable rhythmic freedom and a lovely tone. This spring Philips Classics is rereleasing her recordings of these sonatas, along with a splendid new recording of Mozart's piano concerti Nos. 15 and 16, accompanied by the English Chamber Orchestra and conducted by Jeffrey Tate. Born in Japan, trained in Vienna and now residing in London, Uchida has a repertoire that ranges from Chopin to Ravel, not to mention Bartok and Carter...
...said this year's activities are "continuing a splendid tradition of bringing refreshing new gender work to Harvard college...
This production marks the fourth annual Sondheim cabaret to benefit AIDS patient care at New England Deaconess Hospital. Judging from the masterful performances and energy displayed in Love is in the Air, another splendid Harvard tradition has taken root...
Best to savor The Grifters for its handsome design -- the picture looks as clean as a Hockney landscape -- and its juicy performances. Huston and Bening, sure shots for Oscar nominations, make for two splendid carnivores; they both have scintillating street wit and legs that go on for days. Cusack, as the would-be lion tamer, naturally gets devoured. And a swell sight it is too, a mother consuming her young, for the same reason a mama scorpion does: she's hungry. That's Jim Thompson's world, and now Hollywood is welcome...