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Ian Fox, ‘14, wins Collins Book Collecting Contest, will compete at national level
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BHERT remains less than visible on campus
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George Steinmetz lecture delivers inspiration
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Students weigh in on a year of changes, and consider what is to come at Puget Sound
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Unpaid internships garner mixed reviews from Career and Employment Services
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Posts Tagged ‘film’
Historical film Lincoln maintains accuracy and creates compelling plot for audiences
Paying for a movie at the theatre using only pennies would be an arduous process that’s likely to infuriate the other people in line. Carrying roughly 1300 pennies, while heavy and burdensome, would be quite relevant, however, if you were there to see Lincoln. Lincoln—directed by Steven Spielburg and filled with a starred-studded cast including [...]
The Campaign provides outlandish and humorous social commentary on United States political process
As the expression goes, “Art imitates life, life imitates art.” In the case of The Campaign, starring Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis, art imitates life. The craziness and outlandishness from this past election cycle is nicely showcased in this movie, albeit with a bit more swearing and a few more rattlesnakes. A charismatic and slick [...]
Shakespeare plays reborn again on the screen at Grand Cinema
In a small theater on the corner of South Fawcett and 6th, the Grand Cinema presents an opportunity to experience the joys of the Shakespeare’s Globe in Jacobean London. In the play All’s Well That Ends Well performed in The Globe and deftly recorded live, the story of young love and ambition unfolds. The audience [...]
Apocalypse Now perpetuates academic discourse
The Philosophy and Political Theory film series commenced last Wednesday, Sept. 25 with the 1979 film Apocalypse Now, an adaptation of Joseph Conrad’s 1899 novel Heart of Darkness. The screening—followed by a discussion with professors Ariela Tubert, Justin Tiehen and Alisa Kessel—began this year’s film series, themed, Apocalypse and Dystopia. For those unfamiliar with Apocalypse [...]
Film questions education
Charter schools are hailed by some as the solution to the public school system. Others say that it undermines the public school system and ultimately hurts all schoolchildren. Charter schools are both publicly and privately funded. They are not subject to the same regulations as public schools are in exchange for accountability to produce certain [...]
Dramatic story lines characterize Klugman’s new film The Words
It was obvious from the get-go that this wasn’t going to be a happy film. The trailer was dark and dramatic, alluding to a lot of tension surrounding the theme for which the film is named: words. There are three ongoing plotlines in the film that are all rounded together and tied up in a [...]
We Need to Talk About Kevin haunts and disturbs
Given that our society devotes significant effort to the conception and raising of children, both through the actions of parents and through our educational systems, We Need To Talk About Kevin contains a very pressing and contemporary kind of trauma, one connected deeply to women’s liberation, to child-raising in the “new” American family and to [...]
Bullhead reveals horror of Belgian beef mafias
T he directorial debut of Belgian writer-director Michael Roskam, Bullhead (Rundskop in the original language) (2011) has the atmosphere of Gommorah (2008) and the character depth of Bronson (2008), all with a powerful aesthetic that demands seeing to believe. Whether through wide angle shots of a pristine skyline or through ultra-close-ups of pivotal characters obscured [...]
Moneyball an underdog story lacking in originality
With baseball season almost upon us, it seems appropriate that the baseball drama Moneyball was nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Starring Brad Pitt as Oakland Athletics manager Billy Beane (a role which garnered him an Oscar nomination for Best Actor), Moneyball tells a dramatized version of the A’s 2002 season as a [...]
The Secret World of Arrietty has nothing to hide
On Friday, Feb. 17, Japan’s anime powerhouse Studio Ghibli released another emotional tour-de-force to American audiences with its adaptation of Mary Norton’s children’s novel The Borrowers. The film’s screenplay was originally written by Ghibli’s iconic storyteller, Hayao Miyazaki, who was also responsible for internationally-acclaimed hits such as My Neighbor Totoro, Princess Mononoke and Spirited Away. [...]
