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...world's greatest choreographer," is not something you want to miss. Directed by Matthew Diamond, it presents many aspects of the modern dance world that Taylor helped shape. Diamond, who was himself a dancer and choreographer, is very successful in capturing poignant moments that will captivate any type of audience. From behind-the-scenes looks at his ballets revealing the creative process which went into them to interviews with company members that expose an ultra-competitive artistic world, Diamond paints an vibrant picture of Taylor's life-long passion...
...elaborate costumes and massive sets. The actual content of the opera is secondary at best. Perhaps the most impressive aspect of King Kong is that it is able to take this emphasis on theatrical experience over storyline--the essence of opera--and make it relevant to audiences today. (The type that wouldn't enjoy Wagner's original score, at least...
...Opera, set in Spain and you'll have some idea of the complex and quick moving Open Your Eyes (Abre Los Ojos). The movie opens with Cesar, a millionaire playboy played by Eduardo Noriega, finding relief from a seductress Nuria by meeting the beautiful girl next door type Sofia (played by Penelope Cruz). Cesar spends the night at Sofia's apartment in what seems to be the match made in heaven, but as he walks to his car the next morning, he is intercepted by satanic Nuria, wearing a red dress and driving a red car to take Cesar...
...burned a box of votes for prom queen because the students had elected a pregnant girl. And didn't approve of that so he decided to--woops!--burn the votes. And he was sort of defiant asserting his right to establish a moral example. I was interested in this type of character--a teacher like me who wasn't grounded in religious or moral certainty. These two storylines then intersect to give a more public view of high school--high school as a microcosm...
...associate translated, Li Hongzhi, 48, discoursed with TIME's William Dowell on the manipulation, for physical and spiritual betterment, of circles of internal energy called qi. Suddenly, however, conversation veered to a topic Li has thus far broached to none but his inner circle: aliens on earth. "One type of alien looks like a human but has a nose made of a bone," he confided; others resemble ghosts. The extraterrestrials, who arrived circa 1900, have not been idle. "Everyone thinks that scientists invent on their own," said Li, "when in fact their inspiration is manipulated by the aliens." The aliens...