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Arts & Entertainment

Sondheim’s sappy samurai

by Greg Corradini
Published January 29, 2004
"Pacific Overtures" drowns Japanese history in a reservoir of schmaltz.

Lies of our times

by Keri Carlson
Published January 29, 2004
Tim Burton's father-son melodrama blurs fantasy and falsehood.

The whole world wasn’t watching

by Katie Wilber
Published January 29, 2004
A new book profiles the generosity of a small town during a bleak time.

Life is brutal

by Niels Strandskov
Published January 29, 2004
"The Match Factory Girl" finds that the urge to destroy is also a creative urge.

Soul survivor

by Keri Carlson
Published January 29, 2004
Betty Lavette still has what it takes to rock the house.

See how high she flies

by Niels Strandskov
Published January 29, 2004

It's always a bit surprising to go to Hayao Miyazaki films like "Princess Mononoke" and "Spirited Away" and not find any vicious, slavering religious zealots blocking the entrance. There's so much in his...

The Finn never ends

by Niels Strandskov
Published January 22, 2004
Aki Kaurismaki's films bring a welcome dose of social realism to the cinema.

Persistence of vision

by Tom Horgen
Published January 22, 2004
The stars of "Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!" hold forth on being star-struck.

Faster than sound

by Katie Wilber
Published January 22, 2004

Some sophomore attempts show that the success of an artist's first album was simply a fluke; others, thankfully, show the improvement and growth of the performer. Josh Groban's newest compact disc, "Closer,"...

You know she’s hardcore

by Keri Carlson
Published January 22, 2004
Missy Elliott's new album innovates and incapacitates.

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