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Bernard L. Parham
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Musical Love Story Disgustingly Wonderful
Minutes before the Adams Pool Theater doors were scheduled to open for the inaugural performance of the ribald sex farce
Salvador Litvak '87
You’ve never seen a Passover quite like the one depicted in Salvador Litvak’s ’83 new movie, “When Do We Eat?”
Deep Focus
Dig the latest dispatch from the Culture Wars: the “Big 4” television networks and the Hearst-Argyle broadcast consortium have recently
"The Birds"
Thursday, April 27-Saturday, April 29.7:30 p.m. Agassiz Theatre. Tickets available at the Harvard Box Office. $5. “A little bit Buñuel,
Popscreen: Raconteurs
Raconteurs “Steady, As She Goes” Dir. Jim Jarmusch Have pity on poor Meg White. It looks like her ex-husband, and
Mermin Brings Beauty to New Era
How far would you go for a decent haircut? Documentary filmmaker Liz Mermin, director of “The Beauty Academy of Kabul”
Notice: Bypass Block(ed)busters
This year, an unprecedented number of films—11 at last count—have been denied advance press screenings. This can only mean one
The Fiery Furnaces
The Fiery Furnaces “Bitter Tea” (Fat Possum) 4 Stars The press packet issued with “Bitter Tea,” the new album from
‘Dancical Werks’ Captures the Mood
At times modern, political and energetic, the range of moods evoked by the Harvard-Radcliffe Dance Company’s (HRDC) whimsically named recital,
Where Have The Manly Men Gone?
My high school biology teacher preferred the coinage “product of the ’90s” to describe any behaviors or beliefs that were
Prince
Prince 3121 (Universal) 3 of 5 Stars By BERNARD L. PARHAM Crimson staff writer Prince doesn’t release records—he stages “comebacks.”
Deep Focus
Long, long ago, blockbusters ruled the earth. They were gargantuan compared to the productions of today; they featured casts of
Neko Case
Fox Confessor Brings the Flood Neko Case (Anti) Flame-haired alt-country chanteuse Neko Case is quite possibly the most versatile vocalist
The Emancipation of Mimi
Mariah Carey “The Emancipation of Mimi” (Island) 3 Stars I’m a grown ass man. So I probably shouldn’t enjoy Mariah
Oscars Promise Political Controversy
The 78th Annual Academy Awards may well be the most politicized Oscars ever televised. Many of the nominated films and
