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...already shown us. However, after witnessing Farrell’s latest project, writer/director Robert Towne’s “Ask the Dust,” I left the theater having lost just about all my innocence. Towne’s film, based on the 1930s Los Angeles novel by John Fante, substitutes the tastefully provocative love scenes of the novel for no-holds-barred romanticized pornography. The sex scenes are so raw and uncomfortable to sit through that they unfairly detract from the complex emotions of the characters and the ultimately heartbreaking storyline...
Makes sense, since big numbers are what Harvard’s all about: Kaavya Viswanathan ’08 will see the publication of her debut novel, “How Opal Mehta Got Kissed, Got Wild, and Got a Life” on April 1. Movie rights have been sold to DreamWorks, making the $500,000 advance Viswanathan got for the book sound like little knuckles... Speaking of which, the new issue of The Harvard Lampoon, edited by Farley T. Katz ’06 and former Lampoon president Simon H. Rich...
...explains that to write a good script, all you need is a never-ending imagination and a knack for finding the right words to express situations and emotions. Reitman insists that he gained the majority of his inspiration from Christopher Buckley’s acclaimed 1994 novel of the same title. When asked if he’d ever tried cigarettes, Reitman humorously replies, “I tried smoking when I was 15. I was a big pussy.” One of the most memorable aspects of making the movie for Reitman was meeting popular, award-winning actors...
...their thinking about the world," says De Heer. The Yolgnu's only requirement was that the film respect their pre-contact culture; only through the lens of the Dreamtime could De Heer explore the tribal warfare, sorcery, and payback he was drawn to as a filmmaker. His solution is novel, weaving seamlessly between the distant past (shot in black and white like the Thomson photograph) and a Technicolor Dreamtime, all of which is overlaid by Gulpilil's witty commentary. "Once upon a time, in a land far away," he begins, before breaking into a gale of laughter...
...instead of the standard seven full-year courses.“It allows for more detailed discussion and instruction in those classroom settings,” Martin said. “If you’re learning a book and you get into a discussion about a novel or a short story, the 82 minutes allows you to spend more time on exploring the underlying themes of the novel.”LOOKING AHEAD“We’ve gone through some challenges, but through the last few years it’s been pretty positive...