Word: surreal
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...important to the plot but not as the central figure. There will be a story about a ghost. I wouldn’t say that the work has a theme, they are just stories about suburban life. I wanted the passage of time links between the stories to be surreal. A child in one will be an old man in another, but the stories aren’t dated. I want the connection to be subtle...
...game when I was young and seen the rivalry,” says freshman tight end Adam Jenkins, a native of Burlington, Mass. “I saw how much the student bodies of both schools got into it. To get to play in the game now is almost surreal. It’s really special...
...game when I was young and seen the rivalry,” says freshman tight end Adam Jenkins, a native of Burlington, Mass. “I saw how much the student bodies of both schools got into it. To get to play in the game now is almost surreal. It’s really special...
...1940s world constructed by first- time director and still photographer Slavin is bright and crisp, almost surreal at times in its perfection. The character Newman, too, seems like a caricature on occasion. His impeccable propriety and golden restraint are congruent only with the perfect cleanliness of his fabricated world. Macy transmits Newman’s cowardice and unease with unparalleled conviction. He demands sympathy and provokes loathing at once for his prejudice and his inability to stand up for himself in front of those he fears. Gertrude, his love, is as outspoken as he is timid, as radiant...
...still just as relevant in today’s landscape. More importantly, the combination of cinematic elements leaves a lasting imprint in the mind of the viewer. Slavin’s arresting photographic scenes at the beginning and interspersed throughout the film lend the sequences a more surreal quality, however the repetitive images backed with quiet eerie music and featuring Macy’s intense, yet sheepish, glances, are some of the most memorable of the movie. Focus is surely not a film to be quickly dismissed...