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...pregnant” three times. Each declarationmarks a distinct chapter inthe movie, which is divided into equalparts with almost mathematical precision.Professing one’s pregnancy hasbecome cliché in cinema, and Furtado isthe first to admit that his films are fullof stereotypical characters. However, it’sthe inversion and manipulation of thesestereotypes that has garnered Furtadorespect in the film world.“I trace my influences to the directorBilly Wilder,” Furtado told the audienceafter screening one of his films inperson at the Harvard Film Archive lastweekend. “I read all about...
...signature films of Subway?s early festivals were spectacularly lurid: Herman Yau?sThe Untold Story from Hong Kong, Takashi Miike?s Visitor Q from Japan. This was the midnight-movie aesthetic run amok, a hazing at the coolest frat house on campus. Inevitably, as they grew older and threw their net wider, the Subway programmers acquired a more mature taste. Should I say, "I?m sorry to say"? Maybe. I miss the regularity of the shock value in their early selections. The last few Asian Film Festivals have been more like real film festivals, with selections that have won best...
Before guards escorted the protestors out of sthe Forum, they threw confetti from the balcony...
...British newspaper columnist Decca Aitkenhead'sThe Promised Land (Fourth Estate; 217 pages). falls neatly into the second group. Touted as a non-fiction travel guide "in search of the perfect E," it follows Aitkenhead and her hubby Paul as they wander through America, Southeast Asia, South Africa and the Netherlands looking for a way to recapture their early transcendent experiences on Ecstasy. If the words "drugs" and "travel guide" trigger sudden flashbacks of Alex Garland's backpack bible The Beach, don't get excited?this adventure pales in comparison. Not only does Aitkenhead attempt the same jaded been-there, done...
...evokes images of midnight mystery, may remind you of similar music that accomplished a similar goal in Williams’s 1982 score for E.T. The sweeping melody of “Harry’s Wondrous World” smacks of the closing theme from 1980’sThe Empire Strikes Back, also by Williams. And the eerie holiday vibe of “Visit to the Zoo” will make you swear that you’re listening to Williams’s soundtrack from 1990’s Home Alone...