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...director recently made another kung fu film, House of Flying Daggers, a snazzier showcase for Zhang Ziyi; it opens in December. But Hero is the masterpiece. It employs unparalleled visual splendor to show why men must make war to secure the peace and how warriors may find their true destiny as lovers...
...really does represent the end of an era, it's a glorious end. Space scientists can justly take pride in the ship they have built and launched. They ought to be humbled too by the enormousness of the frontier they are mapping. "We have always tended to underestimate the splendor that the solar system has to offer," says physicist Soderblum. Knowing that this may be the last time--at least in our lives--that we get such a good look at Saturn makes the wonder of what we're seeing all the sweeter. --Reported by Dan Cray/Pasadena with other bureaus
...whether The Lord of the Rings or the Harry Potter films would make the more enthralling adaptation of fantasy literature. That competition was over--declared a forfeit, really--as soon as the respective first installments appeared: the Gandalf wizard movie vanquished the Harry wizard movie in thrills and technical splendor, artistry and maturity. But in the values Hollywood understands, worldwide box-office income, the first two films from the J.K. Rowling books outperformed the first two Tolkien films, $1.84 billion to $1.78 billion. Reason enough to continue with the education of Harry Potter...
...LIKE TO SEE PLAY YOU? Brad Pitt couldn't do it. He's not built like me. I like Steve Buscemi. He'd need a lot of makeup, but when he's onscreen you're always looking at him. I also like Paul Giamatti, who was in American Splendor...
...show chronicles the rise of ’70s rock band, the Red Bricks, from its lowly beginnings at Harvard to the height of superstardom. Witness the turmoil of Vietnam and the Women’s Movement, the power of rock & roll, and the splendor of a sequined jumpsuit. Tickets $5 with Harvard I.D. (HBO). 7:30 p.m. Runs through April 24. Agassiz Theatre...