‘Basterds' breaks from Tarantino gore formula

Associated Press Quentin Tarantino has made quite a name for himself.

Fall TV season to offer some standouts, many tired premises

Courtesy of NYPost.com Even inside the Dartmouth bubble where we're almost entirely consumed by academics and extracurriculars we're usually able to find a little time to plop down in front of the tube and unwind.

Boston summer concerts showcase Jamie Foxx, Cool Kids

Courtesy of starpulse.com Summer is often regarded as the hot season for concerts and music festivals, from well-established ones like Warped Tour and Bonnaroo, to newer offerings like Michigan's Rothbury and All Points West in New Jersey.

‘(500) Days of Summer' proves to be a quirky gem

Courtesy of rottentomatoes.com When the trailer for "(500) Days of Summer" (2009) started playing on a television in Collis, my friends' reaction was a unanimous "Yuck, a chick flick." Indeed, the series of lovey-dovey images with some angst thrown in made me wonder why critics had been raving about the film since mid-July.

‘H20' probes water's beauty, turbulence

Courtesy of h20filmonwater.org At first glance, artist Avy Claire's installation, "Big Water," which opens at the Spheris Gallery in Hanover on Thursday, displays what appears to be 16 paneled photographs of the surface of water.

Sandler stands out in ‘People'

Courtesy of rottentomatoes.com In her review of the new film "Funny People," written and directed by Judd Apatow ("The 40 Year Old Virgin," "Knocked Up"), Newsweek's Jennie Yabroff tears the movie apart, labeling it as a sexist attack on women and branding Apatow a misogynist and misanthrope.

‘Public Enemies' humanizes the notorious Dillinger

Courtesy of RottenTomatoes.com Partway through the film "Public Enemies" (2009), a line of dialogue caught me off guard. "I like baseball, movies, good clothes, fast cars, whiskey and you.

Saint-Gaudens historic site offers art, leisure close to campus

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Hood exhibit explores African art connections

Sam Purcell / The Dartmouth "Art That Lives?: Exploring Figural Art from Africa," the newest exhibition at the Hood Museum of Art, offers viewers a vibrant, striking mix of pieces from the museum's African collections.

Students, alums take talents off campus in ‘42nd Street'

Courtesy of Darrell Dewey Although the Dartmouth theater department lacks a summer Mainstage production, some students have decided to take their talents to the Lebanon Opera House's stage through participation in the North Country Community Theater.

‘Half-Blood Prince' entertains with light-hearted romance

Courtesy of RottenTomatoes.com / The Dartmouth Staff Tuesday night, the Lebanon movie theater played host to the most magical movie event of the summer the release of the sixth installment of the Harry Potter franchise, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince." I arrived at the theater for the midnight premiere adorned in my house colors, a lavish array of Hufflepuff's signature yellow and black.

Montgomery Fellow Jules Feiffer presents political cartoons

Music Box showcases eclectic acts

Courtesy of Christine Fiedler This summer, the Hopkins Center will bring three musical acts to campus for its Music Box in the Moore series, which provides an intimate performance by seating the audience on the stage.