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...film suffers from a haphazard and disorganized structure; the shaky cinematography is positively migraine-inducing; and the “mood” lighting simply worked to obscure any attempt to discern what was happening. Stage Beauty opens with Maria (Claire Danes) standing wistfully in the wings while watching a performance of Othello’s Desdemona by her employer, London’s “leading lady” Ned Kynston (Billy Crudup). She mouths his lines with practised passion, for despite a ban on female actresses in public theater, Maria—surprise, surprise—harbors...
...film suffers from a haphazard and disorganized structure; the shaky cinematography is positively migraine-inducing; and the “mood” lighting simply worked to obscure any attempt to discern what was happening. Stage Beauty opens with Maria (Claire Danes) standing wistfully in the wings while watching a performance of Othello’s Desdemona by her employer, London’s “leading lady” Ned Kynston (Billy Crudup). She mouths his lines with practised passion, for despite a ban on female actresses in public theater, Maria—surprise, surprise—harbors...
...Beauty, British stage director Richard Eyre’s dramatic romp through the gender politics of 17th century theater, the film reel—quite literally—burned up. But the twenty-minute pause required for repairs was hardly a change of pace. The film suffers from a haphazard and disorganized structure; the shaky cinematography is positively migraine-inducing; and the “mood” lighting simply worked to obscure any attempt to discern what was happening...
Just as crucial, HUPD has made a significant effort to keep students updated on recent campus and city evnts. Whereas in the past, the mechanism for informing students about gropings and other sexual assaults was haphazard and spotty—leading to delays of days for some students—HUPD and Harvard have streamlined and improved the way information is disseminated after each event. After last week’s shooting on De Wolfe Street and two sexual assaults, HUPD as well as House tutors sent a series of timely advisory e-mails, which were dispersed throughout the undergraduate...
...Grasse's perfume industry has its origins, rather implausibly, in leather tanning. During the 16th century, tanners made scented leather gloves?a hot item in an age when poor sanitation and haphazard refuse disposal meant that ambient smells were much stronger than they are today. The leather was perfumed with essences of wild Mediterranean flowers?and as time went on, extracting these essences became a specialized task. Grasse's perfume industry was born...