Fri, Apr 29, 2005, 12:00am
By A.J. Goldmann
Spectator Staff Writer
Fri, Apr 29, 2005, 12:00am
The Holy Girl, the second major film by Argentinean writer and director Lucrecia Martel, and an entry in last year’s Cannes Film Festival, takes place in an elegant yet ancient hotel overrun by a convention of orhinolaryngologists (eye, ear, and throat doctors, for the Greek-impaired).
Fri, Apr 29, 2005, 12:00am
In this age of Derrida and deconstruction, we learn to isolate text from author, to consider each work of literature as a discrete, changeable creature that lives and breathes in its readers' interpretations rather than in its creator's intentions.
Fri, Apr 29, 2005, 12:00am
Those expecting to see Ashton Kutcher circa Michael Kelso from That ’70s Show are in for a surprise, or rather, a treat.
Fri, Apr 29, 2005, 12:00am
In King's Ransom, Anthony Anderson stars as Malcolm King, a conceited, miserly, rags-to-riches businessman. King plans his own kidnapping to keep his money away from his covetous wife Renee (Kellita Smith) as she stands to gain half of his fortune after their divorce.
Fri, Apr 29, 2005, 12:00am
When you hear the name Jon Brion, who do you think of? The Grammy-nominated film score composer? The singer-songwriter? The producer? The cover artist? Everyone has a different answer, except for Brion himself. When asked to describe himself at age eight, he wrote, “I’m Jon Brion.
Fri, Apr 29, 2005, 12:00am
The members of British Sea Power don’t actually wear World War I uniforms. The rumor probably started from a few shows they played wearing vintage military jackets, but it was never supposed to turn into part of their image.
Fri, Apr 29, 2005, 12:00am
I’ve often heard of our age referred to as the death of satire. American consumer culture has become so incredibly overwrought that comedic distortion is near impossible.
Fri, Apr 29, 2005, 12:00am
The Russian Futurists aren’t Russian. They aren’t Futurists. They aren’t even a “they.” To correct a misconception that often comes along with adopting a plural name, “the Russian Futurists” is actually the moniker of one Matthew Adam Hart, a very talented musician based out of Toronto.
Fri, Apr 29, 2005, 12:00am
When it comes to alumni relations, if you want to keep them devoted, you have to get them when they’re young.
