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...DIED. EDWARD VON KLOBERG, 63, defiant Washington lobbyist who, espousing the motto "Shame is for sissies," specialized in improving the public image of despots; of an apparent suicide; in Rome. Always flamboyant?he added the "Von" to his name and regularly appeared at formal events in a black cape?his clients included Romania's Nicolae Ceausescu, Laurent Kabila of Congo and Saddam Hussein...
...force-fed feminism, Stanchik assures that “Ostara” aims not to propagate a singular empowerment agenda or single-sex participation. Rather, it simply seeks to encourage broad participation in recognizing the importance of women in the arts. To that end, students Alexa L. M. von Tobel ’06 and Tom P. Lowe ’05 will co-emcee the program...
According to Katharina Cieplack-von Baldegg ’06, founder and editor-in -chief of the racy arts magazine, the wait will be well worth it—she believes that the long lapse between issues was necessary to enhance the second edition. “We want to be well-developed,” says Baldegg. The second issue, she says is “longer and better. It’s huge...
...years ago, Danish directors Lars von Trier and Thomas Vinterberg decided to forget everything they knew about filmmaking. Looking for a way to break what they considered bad habits behind the camera - like using music to set a mood or relying on clever editing to boost a weak scene - they drafted The Vow of Chastity, a manifesto with 10 rules to strip cinema down to its barest essentials. The imperatives included that films should be shot in color, with hand-held cameras, on location with no additional props, no soundtrack and no extra lighting. They should...
...last year’s “The Five Obstructions,” director Lars Von Trier challenged retired filmmaker Jorgan Leth to remake his 1967 short film, “The Perfect Human,” along an arbitrary set of hindrances that Von Trier had put forth, including restrictions on shooting locations, lengths of frame, even choice of medium. Leth went along with the proposition and was roundly commended by critics for his gamesmanship and the fairly watchable results in the face of the Von Trier hurdles...