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73The Shakespeare Connection: Hamlet and The Lion King
The Lion King was a huge commercial success for Disney, due in part to its stunning animation and popular songs by Elton John and Tim Rice. Naturally, preteen girls flocked to the theatre to hear the '90s heartthrob Jonathan Taylor Thomas voice the...
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78Great Graphic Novels for Beginners
"Comic books are for kids. And nerds," some people think. Not so. Graphic novels are a medium, not a genre. You can find stories of adventure, suspense, mystery, drama, and romance. There are stories as intricately plotted as any novel, with...
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78Columbine, Dave Cullen, and Gus Van Sant's Elephant
Young Columbine Survivors, by George Kochaniec, Denver Rocky Mountain News There were school shootings before and after Columbine, but few of them elicited such a sense of shock and questioning as the events...
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79Joseph of Arimathea, Keeper of the Holy Grail
For centuries the legend of the Holy Grail has captivated people with its glorious and elusive nature. Anyone and anything linked to the Grail has fascinated all sorts of people—from scholarly and religious types to conspiracy theorists to regular...
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79Have a Love-Hate Relationship with Running? Tips to Motivate Yourself
I've been a jogger for almost three years, and I'll readily admit that I have a love-hate relationship with running. When it feels good, it feels really good. Sometimes I'll get my second wind, my mind...
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79All I Really Need to Know I Learned From Calvin and Hobbes
Without a doubt, Calvin and Hobbes is my favorite comic strip. I have all the book collections, I've been reading them since I was little, and sometimes stuff that happens will make me think of a certain strip from so long ago. In fact, for any...
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82A Guide to Foreign Films, Classic and New
The types of foreign-language films available to wide audiences have changed: foreign films can be popular thrillers, fantasies, and comedies. For years, Americans tended to associate foreign films with art house theatre and serious works by Ingmar...
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75Girls are the Heroes in Miyazaki's Films
Hayao Miyazaki, a cherished figure in Japan, is praised not only for his breathtaking animation style, but also for his gift of storytelling. His films’ heroes, usually children, learn the values of self-reliance, bravery, and friendship as...
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77The 400 Blows: Antoine Doinel's Place in the French New Wave
In 1959, François Truffaut’s The 400 Blows won him the award for best director at the Cannes Film Festival. The 400 Blows remains a prime example of the stylistic innovations of the French New Wave. Largely autobiographical, it recounts the story...
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80To Sub or to Dub: The Challenge of "Translating" Films for Foreign Audiences
In January 2007, I went with a group of friends to see Guillermo del Toro’s Pan’s Labyrinth, a dark fantasy set in Spain during the Franco regime. The film had generated a lot of buzz since its premiere at...
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