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...lockstep beat trundles on, accompanied by horn splashes and high guitar twangs in places, but remaining disappointingly static. Self-produced, this song is far from Aesop’s best (try his “Labor Days” album), but it’s a serviceable demonstration of his formidable mic skills, and doesn’t distract from the impressive visuals...
...performances are carbon copies of its predecessor.Recent movie musicals such as “Chicago” and “Moulin Rouge” were successes because they went beyond the limitations of a stage production. In “The Producers,” a static camera, minimal editing and washed-out lighting give the impression of a banal sitcom. The cast also fails to adapt stage acting to film acting—Broderick in particular. Huge over-the-top motions and facial expressions are necessary to convey the emotion onstage; but film acting, even...
...fine line between feel-good family fare and a heavy-handed appeal to religious America. And unlike the text, in which Lewis deftly blends morality with witty narrative and dynamic character descriptions, the film is virtually humorless and Swinton’s oddly androgynous face far too static. Adamson, the directorial mind behind “Shrek” and “Shrek 2,” is unable to carry over the wholesome, multigenerational fun of these films to “Narnia,” giving nothing to the parent dragged to the theatre or the young...
...considered to be cutting edge at the [different] times,” said Kathy Putnam, whose husband helped fund the project. Briahna J. Gray ’07 said she liked the artisan approach of the collection. One piece that stood out to her, she said, was a static electricity machine that was built on a bed frame, having been created by a bedmaker. Another notable piece is the 18th-century orrery—a solar system model—that was wired with the help of Benjamin Franklin after a 1764 Harvard Hall fire destroyed a large segment...
...business, the book also sheds light on bigger questions about China. For example, can its corruption be controlled? "At its core," McGregor writes, "Chinese society is all about self-interest. It is very strong on competition but very weak on cooperation." Likewise, he characterizes Chinese corporations as hopelessly static entities stocked with fawning employees and dictatorial bosses. Such findings may be discouraging, but they might just save you some costly heartache...