Reviews - Page 14

The butchering of Shakespeare’s “Dream”

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Max pleads with Leipzig's Schauspiel to leave Shakespeare and other famous playwrights alone and instead market their modern plays, dramatically different from classical versions, in another way.

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Review: “German Men Sit Down to Pee”

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"By the end of the book, which reads like an article, we learn a great deal but know so little about the men behind the prose."

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Carol looks good on the silver screen

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Will Carol and Therese find the courage to live out their passions - professionally and personally? Will they risk ostracism for their sexual preference in 1950s American society? Will there be a happy ending for them?

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Review: Anomalisa

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To me, the movie Anomalisa is like an existential poem I can deeply identify with. It's also a tragic love poem of sorts, and a requiem for the middle- and upper-middle class in "Western" society. Catch it in Leipzig this Tuesday.

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Review: “Lamb” and “Deutschland 83”

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These two screen gems are/were a delight to watch, even if one may be a bit more like rough coal to some.

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Review: Mr. Holmes

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In the high vulnerability of body and mind of his last days, totally believable with McKellen's acting, I'll dare say Sherlock Holmes has never appeared so human.

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