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September 30, 2005 > Arts & Entertainment

Disjointed exhibit creates bizarre, umbrella-clad world

· Diane Landry's new exhibitions at the Rice Art Gallery, _Flying School and Mandala Naya_, test the limits of the bizarre-art genre. Landry's eccentric penchant for manipulating homemade gadgetry and found objects shows promise, but her pieces lack unity and leave audiences disoriented and dissatisfied.

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Witherspoon film offers classic plot with a twist

· In director Mark Waters' _Just Like Heaven_, Reese Witherspoon (_Legally Blonde_) shows loyalty to the genre that has brought her much success. And while romantic comedies have been tread and retread in Hollywood, Waters adds a few clever twists that keep _Just Like Heaven_ fresh and fun.

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