Mike Leigh gets DFS award, readies film
In conjunction with its 50th Anniversary celebration, the Dartmouth Film Society presented its Film Award to British director Mike Leigh this past saturday.
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In conjunction with its 50th Anniversary celebration, the Dartmouth Film Society presented its Film Award to British director Mike Leigh this past saturday.
For the past 26 years, producer Frank Marshall has been involved with some of the biggest films of the blockbuster era. He has been a producer for both the "Indiana Jones" and "Back to the Future" trilogies as well as "The Poltergeist," "Gremlins," "The Goonies," "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?" and "Cape Fear" -- to name a few. Additionally, he has been nominated for two Oscars for his work on "Raiders of the Lost Ark" and "The Color Purple."
Each year, the Super Bowl attracts the largest television audience, and businesses seeking large exposure try to place the catchiest, most effective advertisements. Some succeed, and others fail incredibly. Here is a list of some of the best and worst commercials from this year's Super Bowl.
Breaking into the television industry has become increasingly competitive with many just-out-of-college students heading towards Hollywood in the hopes of finding success. Although many are never lucky enough to get hired, a handful of others, like Jared Friedland '98, do manage to land jobs.
For years, Sam Raimi has been known as the director of the notoriously campy horror cult films "Evil Dead," "Evil Dead 2" and "Army of Darkness." Occasionally he broke out into the mainstream with attempts such as "Darkman" or "The Quick and The Dead," but those pictures came and went, even with the star power of Sharon Stone and Leonardo DiCaprio.
In 1995, Alanis Morissette's album, "Jagged Little Pill," soared to the top of the charts, becoming the most successful female debut of all time. With songs such as "You Oughta Know," "Hand In My Pocket" and "Ironic," the Canadian singer soon became noted for her angry lyrics and distinct, nasal voice.
Just over five years ago, David Letterman left his home at NBC's "Late Night" and moved to CBS where he continued his career with "The Late Show." The search for a "Late Night" replacement was highly publicized with rumors that Dana Carvey or Gary Shandling might take over the show. In the end, NBC surprised the public and chose the then-unknown Conan O'Brien to host "Late Night."
As part of the Conference on Moral Education, the Hopkins Center will be showing a special sneak-preview screening tonight of Disney's highly anticipated Holiday release, "A Bug's Life." Following the film, Richard Cook, the chairman of The Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group, will be answering questions from the audience.
On Sunday night, the Agents of Good Roots, an up-and-coming musical act from Richmond, Va., will play at Dartmouth in a Programming Board concert. The band will be opening up for Blues Traveler at Leede Arena and will perform several songs off its critically appraised major-label debut album, "One By One."
"Antz," the new animated feature from DreamWorks, opens with an image of a silhouetted skyline. On the soundtrack is Woody Allen's voice, providing his patented neurotic narration. To the unsuspecting, this could be another trip to Allen's Manhattan haunts, but suddenly the light shifts, and the skyline turns out to be blades of grass. That's pretty much the major theme of "Antz" -- changing perspectives.
There's not much plot in John Frankenheimer's latest film, "Ronin," but who said that it needed any? This movie works on the strength of its action sequences alone, and only the simplest plot is needed to keep everything together.
Life at bucolic Pendleton College, in chilly New Hampshire, is fairly safe. In fact, according to this film, "Urban Legend," the fictional school is ranked the number one safest school in America by none other than U.S. News and World Report.
Looking for a once-in-a-lifetime experience tonight? The Dartmouth Film Society will be giving a tribute to Japanese director Susumi Hani in the Loew Auditorium.
Last year, Neil LaBute's film debut, "In the Company of Men," shocked audiences with its brutal and acerbic take on sexual politics in the workplace. His sophomore effort, "Your Friends and Neighbors," similarly follows the sordid lives of six individuals with very idiosyncratic sex lives. While the film is not as devastatingly fierce as LaBute's first feature, it is still a very strong and provocative follow up that at times is so harsh it's funny.
Not too long ago, five years to be precise, David Letterman stepped down from his NBC post at "Late Night," and a newcomer, Conan O'Brien, took over. Alongside the redheaded host was Andy Richter, an actor turned writer turned sidekick. As the show's ratings improved, audience appreciation for Richter increased, and now as the show approaches its one thousandth episode on October 8, he has become a staple of late-night television.
"Hope Floats" starts off as a sharp parody of talk-show television. Kathy Najimy, in a dead-on portrayal of a Ricki Lake type, plays Toni Post, a pseudo-sincere TV hostess. Poor, unsuspecting Birdie (Sandra Bullock) comes on the show, expecting a free makeover. Well, she's in for a shock when she finds out that her husband has been having an affair with her best friend.
There's really not much to remember about "Sliding Doors," which proves to be one of the most mediocre films of the year. Some of the performances are good, and the premise is pretty interesting, but in the end who cares about anything that happens in this movie?
Memorial Day weekend is looming on the horizon and the latest crop of summer movies is poised to fill up the screens at the local cineplex. The following is what looks like the most promising films of the summer.
Perhaps anticipating the bad reviews it is likely to receive, "Godzilla" features two bumbling characters, one obese and named Ebert, the other bald and named Gene, who just don't seem to understand the monster. This witty in-joke turns out to be one of the only few genuinely humorous moments in a surprisingly dark and leaden film.
In the great run of "Seinfeld," which ends tomorrow night, we have all come to know and love several characters, quotes and scenes. Even the most uneven of episodes make their mark in some way. Can anyone forget Little Jerry, the Vault or George's shrinkage? Or how about Elaine's sponge-worthy qualifications, Jerry's infamous puffy shirt and Kramer's battle with tight jeans?