The Cine-Files
Since this column (at its worst) amounts to a glorified blog, brace yourself for an uncomfortably intimate confession: I have ...
Arts & Culture
“Day in the Death of Joe Egg” definitely all it’s cracked up to be
That face: mouth slightly agape; skin pale; eyes at once vacant and burning with mysterious torment. Though complicated and distressing ...
Movie review: “No Country for Old Men”
Cormac McCarthy is the new Herman Melville. The Coen Brothers are the new Howard Hawks. “No Country for Old Men” ...
Critics starry-eyed for Basinger’s book
Chair of the Film Studies Department Jeanine Basinger’s “The Star Machine,” examines the insular, heavily-commercial process that made and broke ...
“Smash” mixes politics, love, wit
“We have no other choice—socialism, or SMASH!” This call to revolution was not made during a campus rally, but rather ...
CD review: “Rise Above”
Like many rock musicians, David Longstreth has always dabbled in quieter, gentler genres. His love of classical, primarily the voices ...
Samsara highlights range of South Asian cultural heritage
“Samsara,” the 16th annual South Asian cultural show, filled Crowell Concert Hall last Saturday with poetry, dance, and music. This ...
Professor finds that “Basquiat” overlooks artist’s racial heritage
Gina Ulysse, assistant professor of African American Studies and anthropology, introduced writer director Julian Schnabel’s biopic “Basquiat” Wednesday night, with ...
“Jaws” transforms classic film into musical, entertains crowds
As the lights dimmed and the crowd grew silent, the orchestra stood ready and a single note was played, that ...
“Oedipus Rex” spooks audience with stunning visual performance
A week before the Fall 2007 Theater Department Production of “Oedipus Rex,” Director and Assistant Professor of Theater Yuriy Kordonskiy ...