Image is from the film 'Moulin Rouge' (2001). In front of an array of sparks, a woman in a red dress and a man in a suit sing to one another as the look at one another lovingly.

20 Years On, ‘Moulin Rouge!’ (2001) Remains a Metatheatrical, Maximalist Masterpiece

By: Carmen Paddock
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Moulin Rouge is unmistakably its own creation, unified in its vision, unfailingly precise in its execution, and achingly sincere in its portrait of a first, lost love.

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‘The Hours’ (2002) and What We Hide and Show of Ourselves in the Eternities In-between

By: artreju
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In school, we never read much literature in language classes. Now, middle school we did actually read some teen books, but when high school rolled around, that number reduced itself drastically. Senior year, we read one book in French and two in German – zero in English class, which instead focused time and time again…

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