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...which involved the insertion of nails, bolts, nuts, screws and bits of rubber, leather and wood in the strings of an ordinary grand piano to create innovative percussive sounds) mirrored the work of the Fluxus group, who believed in removing everyday elements from their natural context, thus allowing the viewer to experience a familiar object...
...forcing the filmmaker to shoot it clandestinely. The movie's flaw, ironically, is Kwan's closeness to the subject. An openly gay man, he's so consumed by the love story that Handong's marriage and even the 10-year chronology are handled like clumsy distractions. Ultimately, as a viewer, you can hear the heart pounding, but it's not full with blood...
Butt’s attempt to confront issues of her hybrid cultural identity in her art falls short because the viewer fails to draw something from the experience of looking at her art. The watercolors are small and indistinct, the word bubbles are nearly impossible to read, and the background patterns don’t add substance to most of the pieces. There is little visual differentiation between the paintings and overall, they are not visual stimulating...
...viewer said when he saw the postcard announcing the show, “It makes a nice postcard, sure. But as for a masterpiece...
Channing, Stiles and Fred Weller as Nick, a headhunter who Styron calls when she fears needing a new job, all enhance the movie with their acting. Channing draws the viewer in with a vivid performance that covers all emotions and states of mind and showcases her talent much more effectively than did her other recent movies, Where the Heart Is and Practical Magic. Stiles looks a little too young to play a college graduate (perhaps her repertoire of high-school roles plays a factor here) but manages to be both acerbic and provocative at the same time...