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...film adaptation of an 18th-century story by French playwright Pierre Marivaux. As a princess struggling to win the heart of a prince (Jay Rodan) while restoring the rule of her kingdom to its rightful heir, Mira dons a cunning and passionate persona that manages to crack the stoic visages of the prince’s rationalist guardian (Ben Kingsley) and his withdrawn sister (Fiona Shaw). “I offer them the idea of love,” explains Mira. “[All the characters] have resolved themselves to live lives without love, completely secluded as hermits...
...Fenton is a refreshing answer to the saccharine, doe-eyed countenance of Haley Joel Osment’s innocent personas. Like Osment’s character in The Sixth Sense, Fenton is the subject of a supernatural affliction, but O’Leary’s response is hardened, stoic and fairly riveting for its intensity. After Fenton’s father tells of his divine task, Fenton responds with understandable skepticism that eventually decays into abject panic and hardened frustration as the body count mounts. When Dad excessively punishes Fenton for insubordination, O’Leary invests...
...somewhat degrading word, HoCo chairs checked each first-year girl’s ID as she entered the dance, crossing her name off their list. This extra step caused a small line to form as many finished pre-gaming and tried to push their way in around midnight. Two stoic police officers regulated while the HoCo frantically tried to make sure each person was paying—or not paying—the correct amount. Girls standing in line took stock of each other’s outfits, whispering cattily to their friends when spying a particularly heinous ensemble. Guys...
...Almost every treatment involves oil, and lots of it. Green oil, brown oil?all infused with special mixtures of up to 40 fresh herbs?oil on your head, your body, your feet and all while stark naked. My masseuses, a stoic old woman and a giggly younger girl, had little time for modesty, kneading and prodding me as I lay on my back without so much as a postage-stamp towel. After my treatments, it took three washings to rid my hair of green oil. By that time, though, I was so relaxed I didn't really care...
...Canon” became a country and western hoe-down and received tumultuous audience response. He interjected his performances with parodied accents and hammy antics, demonstrating that pretension and talent need not be inextricably linked. While stage hands made one of many set changes, he, comically stern and stoic, played polytonal music to accompany, and pulled aside Jonathan Salz of the Sanders Theater production staff and staged an impromptu interview as he supervised the transition...