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On a trip to Angkor Wat in Siem Reap, Cambodia in January 2000, filmmaker Anne Bass came across a sixteen year old boy who moved her immensely with his amazing and seemingly natural charms and grace as a dancer. Having been a longtime devotee to the world of dance herself back in the United States, Anne felt compelled to give this young boy the opportunity to leave his home and follow a dream that she felt he hadnt even yet seen for himself. From the serene countryside of Southeast Asia to the halls of New Yorks School of American Ballet

In the words of Lionel Elvis Cormac Willem Dafoe, Lifes a bitch, and then you dont die. Hopefully, the days of the glittery brooding vampire will come to an end and the creatures can return to their roots. Not necessarily the Count I vant to suck your blood roots, but at least to where vampires were badasses.

After earning a number of Oscar nominations and a handful of wins working with director Elia Kazan on IA Streetcar Named DesireI 1951 and IBaby DollI 1956, it made sense that Tennessee Williams would write a third screenplay for the two to bring to life. The problem is, theres really nothing to bring to life in IThe Loss of a Teardrop DiamondI.

Its a heroic tale of three blood brothers and their struggle in the midst of war and political upheaval.

Sherlock Holmes RATING: (ALERT VIEWER)Action. Starring Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Rachel McAdams and Mark Strong. Directed by Guy Ritchie. (PG-13. 128 minutes. At Bay Area theaters.) Guy Ritchie is the worst screenwriter in the world, but, to be fair, he is...