If Assayas's film finally falls just shy of being great art itself, it is at least handsomely staged and played with conviction; like a lush A-list revival of skimpy B-list material.
(Woolfe) ★ 'Der Vampyr' (Sunday) Part of an early-19th-century craze for things vampiric, Heinrich Marschner's lush, tuneful, effective 1827 opera has received periodic revivals but has never quite entered the repertory.
Now the company is nearly ready to start on what will be one of the most remarkable specimens of revival architecture yet seen in New York: a lush limestone Beaux-Arts building four stories in height.
With its Gothic Revival cathedral, stained-glass windows, breezy courtyards and lush gardens, the church would be an ideal setting for the Screen Gems movie, in which comedian Kevin Hart runs a wedding consulting business.
The Austrian emigre composer, often credited with creating the lush symphonic sound of Hollywood's golden age, has had a revival in fortunes in recent years.
Like the scene-stealing singles-barfly she played in the 2010 revival of "Promises, Promises," her Ms. Hannigan is a lonely lush who really just wants to land a fella.
Part of a storied five-unit complex, the Spanish Revival-style residence sits behind gates and is surrounded by a lush landscaping, courtyards and garden terraces.
Within a square block, it is possible to encounter a Tuscan villa manqué, a pillared Greek Revival mansion reminiscent of Tara, Gothic Revival turrets and New England widows' walks, set off by lush gardens that, like the pastels, seem to belong to a warmer climate.
The four-acre plot -- as much as 10 feet below street level -- is again lush with more than 500 species of plants, and its original 1926 historic building has been restored to its elegant Mediterranean Revival glory, painted pastel yellow.
The soaring six-level Melbourne Museum, in the lush Carlton Gardens, (61-3) 8341-7777, www.vic.gov.au.gopened opened last month opposite the Royal Exhibition Building, a fine example of 19th-century Italian Renaissance revival style that has been incorporated into the museum itself.
