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Ken Russell, one of film’s great imaginers of music
Culture MonsterMark Swed looks at how Ken Russell was influenced by music and how he influenced music.... -
An early look at Julie Taymor's film version of 'The Tempest,' starring Helen Mirren
Culture MonsterShakespeare's final play, "The Tempest," gets a big-budget makeover -- plus a feminist twist -- in Julie Taymor's film version starring Helen Mirren that is set to open in the U.S. in December. Mirren plays the role of Prospera, a...... -
Shakespeare's 'The Tempest' is a favorite for radical cinematic revision
Culture MonsterJulie Taymor's film version of "The Tempest" is one of the most eagerly awaited prestige films of the year. It is already gaining award momentum, having secured a spot at this year's Venice Film Festival and the centerpiece spot at...... -
Book review: 'Smothered in Hugs' by Dennis Cooper
Smothered in Hugs
Essays, Interviews, Feedback, and Obituaries
Dennis Cooper
HarperPerennial: 378 pp., $14.99 paper
Critics are shaky cartographers, experimental scientists, evangelical missionaries and psychoanalysts of the artistic id. We forge a...Tags: Pulp Fiction (movie), Christian Slater, Keanu Reeves, Minority Groups, River Phoenix
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Menswear takes on a cocooning cast: way easy and relaxed
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterMilan, Italy WITH the sorry state of the global economy and the escalating cost of gas, why even bother changing out of your pajamas at all? Why not punch out, cocoon in your geodesic dome, dig in your garden, go on a Bohemian safari, become a...Tags: Alexander McQueen, Book, California, Eyewear, Entertainment
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Thrilling, Restrained Melodrama
TIMES FILM CRITIC"The Deep End" is melodrama dressed up in its Sunday best. Exquisitely made with a mesmerizing sense of style, it shows the wonderful things that can happen when traditional material is both handled with care and adroitly updated. Writer-directors...Tags: Nevada, Crimes, James Mason, Goran Visnjic, David Siegel
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Jack and Sarah
FOR THE TIMESFriday March 22, 1996 A nervous British actor named Grant has a slowly evolving romance with a beautiful, confident American. Sound familiar? Well, the producers of "Jack and Sarah" don't mind if you think so. But if you're looking to repeat your...Tags: Cherie Lunghi, Death, Richard E. Grant, Gramercy, Ian McKellen
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Nadja
TIMES STAFF WRITERFriday September 1, 1995 In the title role of Michael Almereyda's "Nadja," an elegant, witty but also sometimes tedious spin on the legend of Dracula, Elina Lowensohn is a black-caped beauty with a bold Frida Kahlo face. A rich, restless denizen...Tags: Frida Kahlo, Suzy Amis, Jared Harris, Vampires (supernatural entitiess), Vehicles
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