Word: sylvia
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...actress Rene Liu about her 20:30:40 co-star, co-writer and director Sylvia Chang, and she exudes a sigh that's in equal parts admiration and exhaustion. "I think she's a model for all of us women, but she's too busy!" says Liu. "She's a mother, she's a producer, an agent, a star, singer, director, and an actress." Chang politely protests, flashing the sunrise smile that has lit up more than 80 films during her 30-year career: "There's always time for the things you want...
...might be the only Chinese film in history to have started as a concept musical album. The three actresses happen to be label mates, and Liu thought it was time they collaborated on a CD. "Sinjie was 20, I was 30 and Sylvia was about 40," says Liu. "So I decided the name should be 20:30:40. While searching for a record producer, Chang hit upon the idea of making a movie of the same name that would map out the three decades she calls "a woman's golden ages." "I said no, no, no, that...
...even with Chang's track record?starring roles in films such as The Red Violin, writing and directing more than 10 movies, including critical hits like 1999's Tempting Heart?20:30:40 was a tough sell. "Women's projects are never very hot," she says. "People hear 'Sylvia Chang' and they think, 'Ugh, women's film.'" But Chang insisted there was an audience for a Chinese movie that didn't show triads or flying swordsmen. With the help of $300,000 from a Taiwan government-sponsored film fund and backing from Columbia Pictures Asia, Chang was able to start...
There are a number of bright spots that help to color the play. The production used an amalgam of time periods for its costuming, designed by Khalda A. Ibrahim ’04 and Sylvia W. Houghteling ’06. Particularly effective was the portrayal of the gods as modern businessmen, with Athena (Cydney McQuillan-Grace ’06) carrying a briefcase and Poseidon (David V. Kimel ’05) recording the destruction of the Greeks on the “to-do” list of his personal digital assistant...
...Senior Sylvia Yang led the Radcliffe in the women’s lightweight division, finishing 15th—the fourth best collegiate finisher in the division. Sophomore Radcliffe lightweight Erica Mitchell and junior Kristin Hicks posted 20th and 29th place finishes, respectively...