Life is hard in today's Moscow, but it is not all drudgery and dreariness. With the fall of Communism, many forms of entertainment previously thought corrupt are now openly enjoyed. The nightclub scene is thriving, and music of all sorts can be heard in concerts and on the radio and television. Though there are not too many movie theaters and Russians rank lowest in Europe in the number of movie tickets purchased per year, the Russian filmmaking industry is producing high-quality movies that Muscovites are interested in seeing after decades of dull Communist propaganda films. Likewise, demand for new-release foreign films dubbed in Russian has been growing. Relatively inexpensive VCRs have enabled many people to expand their options for film viewing beyond what is in the theaters, and it is through VCRs that most Muscovites keep up with what is happening in...