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...Disney at first believed that Europeans wanted an American product. They didn't - and lessons have been learned. The refreshment stands sell espresso, and you can now have wine or beer with your sit-down (and often tasty) lunch. The attractions at Disney Studios emphasize Europe's contributions to cinema. If you need a park map or want to take the backlot tram tour at Disney Studios, you can choose one of six languages - Dutch, English, French, German, Italian or Spanish...
...faux-backlot feel means that the place looks like the Volvo of theme parks. It's fine on the inside, but boxy and dull outside. No surprise, then, that the Studios are aimed at an older audience than Disneyland. "We're trying to attract a 'new' public with cinema and some-thing a little more pedagogical," says CEO Jay Rasulo. CinéMagique, a clever retrospective of memorable moments from American and European film, does that well. But this is still family vacation terri-tory. Will that Flying Carpet ride, one (admittedly cool) stunt show and a work-shop where...
...point. If you’re “afraid of anal sex,” as the latest Contact poster blares, and need someone to talk you out of that silly phobia, than Harvard is the place for you. If you want to learn about French cinema or the Russian avant-garde, attend Taiwanese cultural festivals and watch Filipino dances, then come aboard, Harvard can help. If your idea of diversity is a freshman class, like mine, where roughly five hundred students hailed from either Massachusetts or New York, than this University is as diverse as they come...
...Doyle went on to collaborate with the giants of Asian cinema, Chen Kaige (Temptress Moon) and more recently Zhang Yimou (Hero), but it is with Hong Kong director Wong Kar-wai that Doyle made his mark?and look: hand-held, jump-cut and radically chic. That began with Days of Being Wild (1991) and, six films later, found sublime perfection with In the Mood for Love (2000). Here, what began life as a comedy evolved, over 15 months of improvization and reshooting, into a masterpiece of slowly condensing passion. "A Wong Kar-wai film is kind of like cooking school...
...producer and editor regarded as the godfather of Canadian movies for his willingness to assist and nurture aspiring talent; in Toronto. Haig rose from humble beginnings?cutting commercials into the The Ed Sullivan Show for the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. in the '50s?to become a prominent figure in Canadian cinema. He is best known for his work on the Oscar-winning documentary Artie Shaw: Time...