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...error occurred while processing this directive] When it opened in New York City in 1949, wrote the legendary ballerina Margot Fonteyn, "Applause greeted the set before anyone danced a step." (Though five other designers of The Sleeping Beauty have been subsequently commissioned, Messel's was a fairy-tale setting the Royal reckoned had never been bettered: to mark its 75th anniversary, the company has re-created the set at London's Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, from...
...Affairs and wasn't planning to, but that almost doesn't matter. The Hong Kong movie's headlong confidence in using all resources of cinema (smart-jerky rhythms, a breathless narrative propulsion, the italicizing of a moment by a few frames of close-up slo-mo) to relate a tale of male bonding and betrayal - all this is so close to the style and substance of Scorsese movies, he could practically play IA on the insides of his eyelids...
...OWNMIRIAM KATINThis tale of a Jewish woman hiding with her daughter during the Nazi occupation of Hungary seems even more remarkable since it is the author's own history. Katin, who was only 2 years old during the ordeal, shifts back and forth between her mother's incredible odyssey and her own life later on, dealing with the legacy of that experience. Richly illustrated in pencil, this book should not be missed by anyone with an interest in history, love or faith--so anyone, really...
...band of six of the hottest women this reviewer has ever fantasized about. The performer in question was, of course, Sweden’s Jens Lekman.Wearing a silly fedora and telling the stories-behind-the-songs in order to make everyone feel welcome (a particular favorite was a tale about being roped into pretending to be the boyfriend of a lesbian in order to impress her parents), Jens and his band of Swedish beauties rollicked through plenty of delightful little ditties before leaving all too soon.There was a rumor that he played some songs on an acoustic guitar...
...grim James Franco seductively looks over his shoulder through his aviator goggles. Previews show some lovin’ with Jennifer Decker (known primarily for roles on French television). Is this yet another “Pearl Harbor,” where war is eclipsed by the tearful tale of a pretty boy military man and his gal? The bittersweet romance is definitely there, but rather than commandeering the plot, it is one of several distinct elements that subtly blend into the background of an intense and commendable portrayal of World War I combat. The film is based on the true...