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...this summer, many of van Gogh's (1853-1890) portraits were spending their summer here in Boston at the Museum of Fine Arts, as part of Van Gogh: Face to Face. Although this exhibit left empty spaces in museums such as the Muse dursay in Paris and the Kršller-MŸller Museum in the Netherlands, it is significant in that it is the first exhibit ever to focus solely on van Gogh's portraits...
...intrigue and beauty of van Gogh's portraits are immortal because they present a person and an artist. Seeing all of these portraits together is a phenomenal opportunity to learn about dignity, humanity and intellectual curiosity as seen through the eyes of an artist. Although the artist wrote, They say -and I am very willing to believe it - that it is difficult to know oneself - but it isn't easy to paint oneself either,' his portraits do reveal himself - not just the self-portraits, but all of his work - and to miss this chance to appreciate the genius...
...both true to the source material and self- contained in its own right. But even more importantly, the movie was pure fun - the X-Men's battle with Magneto atop the Statue of Liberty at the end perfectly captured the dazzling escapism that makes comic books so popular. Although I wish the movie were more than just a pitiful 90 minutes and the ending too blatantly tries to set up future sequels, I'll take what I can get when it comes to this genre. Finally, something must be said of Aussie newcomer Hugh Jackman, who was so utterly pitch...
Joey McIntyre: I didn't. Although at first it might seem like this pop guy is trying to do a traditional musical, I've always been onstage since I was a young kid; I'd done Oliver and The Music Man--never Fantasticks though. At the time, I was studying in New York and taking classes and there was just this audition. Three, four callbacks later, I sang for the director [Michael Ritchie] and he kind of asked me to do it, which was cool. I think it was just a natural fit because I was accustomed to this kind...
...Although distracting and somewhat artificial by nature, the initial studio setup provides the audience with a unique opportunity to watch both the 'actors' and the radio personas they portray. Piece by piece, Benson then transitions the piece from radio drama to full-fledged stage production. It's a bit of a bumpy ride, but one worth taking to see the characters spring to life...