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...laughter. The Slocumbs constantly poke fun at the stereotypical Southern Baptist, each focusing on one facet of the stereotype, be it unemployment, religious zealousness or the southern accent. Furthermore, in light of all the arguments, secrets and exaggerated emotions, the film often even resembles a bad day-time soap opera that even the excellent cast (including Jada Pinkett Smith, Toni Braxton and Cedric the Entertainer) cannot salvage. However, although the primary goal of this film is humor, there aremany attempts to communicate to the audience “important” but worn-out moral messages throughout the movie. Even...
...63rd year of its existence, the Lowell House Opera (LHO) presents a very ambitious staging of Puccini’s classic La Bohème. Working under the aegis of the 18th century German philosopher, poet and philologist Friedrich Nietzsche, LHO’s production hopes to prove Marx wrong in his belief that “everything enters history only twice: first as tragedy, then as farce.” La Bohème explores Nietzsche’s proposed third entrance into history: irony...
...Bohème is a four-act opera in which six poverty-stricken artists struggle to find success amidst their bohemian lifestyles. Rodolfo, a poet (Robert Grady) falls in love with a silk flower-maker, Mimi (Susan Brownfield) who is fatally ill. As the opera progresses, Rodolfo and Mimi realize that their relationship cannot last—Rodolfo can not stand by and watch helplessly as Mimi’s consumption steals her away from him. In the end, although Rodolfo and his friends give their most prized possessions, this is not enough to save Mimi’s life...
...opera, LHO’s La Bohème has some very successful elements. The music, both vocal and instrumental, is strong and potent. The set design is both very imaginative and precise. From the exit turnstile in the subway station to the frosted windows of the Hong Kong, viewers are convinced and delighted by the imaginative set conceptions of set designer Gabriel Abraham...
Desai's private life is another kind of soap opera. Last month the Seattle Times exposed Desai as a bigamist. Although his divorce has yet to be completed, he remarried last April. His first wife, Jennifer Call, a fellow Harvard graduate, moved out in 1999 after she learned he'd been telling co-workers at Scient that she had died of cancer. She made that discovery when she fielded several condolence calls...