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...tone of pastiche is even more obvious in the songs. Gould's farewell number, "Drift Away," recalls the elegiac mood of "Sail Away," the Noel Coward standard. "Will You?", the pretty ballad that closes the first act, takes its tonic cue from the 1936 Brown and Freed "Would You" that was introduced in San Francisco and reprised in Singin' in the Rain. The first few bars, and the whole mood, of Little Edie's lament "Daddy's Girl," are a direct lift from Sondheim's Follies song "In Buddy's Eyes." Little Edie's second-act fashion statement, "The Revolutionary...
DIED. Robert McCurry, 83, auto-industry executive who developed Toyota's luxury Lexus line in 1989 and, at Chrysler, created cash rebates to sell cars, now a standard practice in the industry; in Rehoboth Beach...
...bureaucrat in the southern state of Tamil Nadu candidly tells Luce that about 30% of public funds meant for promoting literacy, roads and electrification in his state are "diverted"?embezzled by bureaucrats?versus 70% in the north. The result: half of Tamil Nadu now lives in cities, where the standard of living tends to be higher, whereas 90% of the population of the northern Indian state of Bihar still lives in villages. And if you're wondering what life in an Indian village is like, Luce describes it vividly: "The tubercular hacking cough is as common a sound...
...curtain,” or “partition,” refers both to the covering itself and the practice of decent living associated with the Muslim belief that modesty is venerable in all facets of life. Although the ideal is a standard to which both men and women are held, the physical covering of the hair and body is almost exclusively required of women. Dressing modestly was always a practice espoused in my house, but the decision about what to wear was a personal matter that was settled when I walked out my front door. How promiscuously...
...dozen or so outstanding character actors to give a farcical inside look at their own game, filmmaking. Combining improvisational dialogue and a loose plot-line, the “mockumentary” gives attention to both the obscure and mundane in a light that exceeds most comedic standards. The film centers around the making of a small, low-budget picture entitled “Home for Purim” and the ensuing Oscar buzz that surrounds its actors. Hardly a single aspect of L.A.’s entertainment industry escapes lampooning: actors, directors, agents, publicists, makeup artists, morning talk...