Arts
Bend, Not Break by Ping Fu
A great deal lies behind the short, simple name Ping Fu.
The race-redefining rise of Jackie Robinson from the Negro Leagues to the long-segregated majors is the best American sports story ever. So I wish I could report that the new movie “42” is among the greatest sports movies ever.
It isn’t.
For many of us there’s a special place where we are always comfortable and content.
Even with its flaws “The Sapphires” is a charmer. Heck, the flaws even make it more loveable.
Robert Butler reviews the latest.
“Spring Breakers” is more than just mindless exploitation, that behind its lurid face it has some serious stuff on its mind.