If anyone has any lingering illusions about the grimness of the Soviet system, a bracing 145 minutes watching the film "DAU. Natasha", a main competition entry at the 70th Berlinale, should remedy that. This dark and disturbing offering from director Ilya Khrzhanovskiy, the mastermind behind the long-running DAU project in Ukraine, which employed tens of…Read more “DAU. Natasha” brings Soviet-era terror to Berlinale
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Lyin’ Rhymes for Lyin’ Times
Thirty days hath September, April, June and November. All the rest have thirty-one Except for February Which has none. (By Betsy de Vos) Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water. Jack fell down and broke his crown, And Sarah said it never happened. Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall…Read more Lyin’ Rhymes for Lyin’ Times
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