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Sometimes for the oldest traditions to be kept, new ones must be made. And sometimes those changes are far from what one may expect.
A man wakes up naked in a hospital room in London, only to find himself alone. Confused, he tears the needles from his arm and begins wandering through the ward, discovering that it is completely abandoned.
The times in history when humankind is most oppressed coincide with those times when the human instinct for survival reaches new heights. It's this instinct that forms the focus of Roman Polanski's Oscar-nominated picture "The Pianist." Based on the memoirs of Wladyslaw Szpilman, the film depicts the nationally renowned pianist's struggle to survive in Warsaw during Nazi occupation.
In these dangerous postmodern days of artistic uncertainty, filmmakers must remain aware that only a near-perfect film can get away with taking itself completely seriously -- anything less and the result is often unnerving.
A small boy stands in the middle of a field, waiting. As he waits, someone takes him by the hand and leads him into a barn full of loving people and a long table full of delicious food. The boy is led to the head of the table, and a large plate of pancakes is set down in front of him. Suddenly, Antwone Fisher wakes from his dream and is back aboard the battleship he is stationed on.
In today's backward music industry, the listener's surprise at discovering a truly talented singer-songwriter is often overshadowed by the disappointment of finding out that artist is a slave to corporate music.
Like well-cooked meals and skyscrapers, good documentaries take on a life beyond their outward function: sometimes you just set out to tell a story and end up creating art.
There is a point when the portrayal of art through a different medium can become redundant and mere flattery. While Julie Taymor's new release, "Frida," approaches the limits of such repetition, it escapes that fate thanks to its striking originality. Rather than insulting the genius of Frida Kahlo, the film gives the viewer a new appreciation for the Mexican artist's life and work.
A standing-room only audience sat in Rollins Chapel last night looking expectantly at the woman on the stage. As she began to chant in long, held-out notes occasionally interrupted by animal-like squeaks while walking up and down the aisles, those watching knew that this was not a run-of-the-mill musical performer.
When Eminem released "The Slim Shady LP" in February 1999, the reaction was fast and large in both range and volume. The album sold like crazy alongside ubiquitous critisism of both the music and the man as homophobic and misogynistic.
"I don't know if there is anything wrong because I don't know how other people are."
In 1998, an independent film called "I Love You, Don't Touch Me" was released in major theaters. The film did relatively well for a small independent film -- critics and audiences both liked it.
Whether intentionally or not, the title of Loaded Dreams' debut EP, "In It But Not of It," characterizes the music's relationship to its genre. While it's indie rock, it transcends the genre by going beyond traditional instrumentation. For example, it uses samples well, like the chirping birds that open one song. The music also features a viola, which adds a dawning eeriness to the regular lineup of drums, bass and guitar.
Robin Williams has had a rather varied film career. Somewhere between "Mrs. Doubtfire," "What Dreams May Come" and "Death to Smoochy," the quality of his films has slipped. While many saw "Insomnia" as a return to form, with Williams facing off with a critics' favorite, Al Pacino, that appears to have been a bit premature. And while the perception was widespread of "One Hour Photo" as a branching out effort, it ended up coming off as more of a coup de grace for Williams' career.
It seems that in the immediate wake of important events and/or great tragedy, the American public looks first to the media, then to the government and then lastly to the commentary of Americans in the context of popular culture. The first two reactions are predictable -- almost to a science. The media is sensationalist and the government is reactionary. Only the final element is consistently a wild card.
Since the Class of 2002 came to Dartmouth four years ago, the rise of MP3s and DVDs has changed the way college students appreciate music and film. New technology has increased our access to a variety of artists, but this doesn't change the reality that only a few works each year show a glimmer of timelessness.
In the town of Nightmute, Alaska, the aptly named setting of the film, "Insomnia," sleep is hard to come by. Well above the Arctic Circle, Nightmute is a town full of suspicious people either dying to leave or glad that they can finally rest. As local Rachel Clement (Maura Tierney) says in the film, "There are two kinds of people in Alaska -- those who were born here and those who are here to escape something." Everyone in the film seems to be attempting escape, and it is that aspect of "Insomnia" that makes the experience of watching it so unsettling.
A full year after the world was sorely disappointed by the first episode of the Star Wars saga, George Lucas had some expectations to meet and some disappointed fans to satisfy. "Star Wars: Episode II -- Attack of the Clones" is an attempt to do so, and what Lucas pulls off is satisfying, but only in a begrudging way. While much better overall than" Episode I," "Attack of the Clones" is worse in many ways too, proving once again that Lucas is better suited to the special effects studio than the director's chair.
When Moby released "Play" in 1999, he jumped into the music world, turning heads with his innovative mix of techno-pop, rock and rap. Moby's newest release, "18," is an ethereal flashback to his last album. While his overall sound is quite similar, Moby has released an album that is more uniform and musically complex. He achieves this sound primarily by adding more strings and slightly toning down the heavy techno rhythm for which his songs are famous.