Booked Solid: Film critic pens 'snarky' history
As I watched news coverage of Inauguration Day, I kept trying to silence the imaginary voice of Jon Stewart narrating what I saw on network T.V.
As I watched news coverage of Inauguration Day, I kept trying to silence the imaginary voice of Jon Stewart narrating what I saw on network T.V.
Some aspiring filmmakers jump into projects with half-baked ideas, without realizing how demanding creating a film can be.
Courtesy of The New York Times Audiences in Hanover will continue to have access to Metropolitan Opera performances through live screenings at the Hopkins Center, even as it becomes clear that Lincoln Center is not immune to the economic downturn.
The human face is perhaps the most complex arrangement of muscle found in nature. Just ask Dr. Cal Lightman, the "face-reading" protagonist of the new drama series "Lie to Me," which premieres tonight on FOX at 9 p.m. In "Lie to Me," Lightman (Tim Roth) and his expert colleagues must help government agencies sort fact from fiction. Unlike typical crime-busters, however, Lightman has more than just fingerprints and paper trails at his disposal.
EDIE WU / The Dartmouth Poet Galway Kinnell, who began his Montgomery Fellowship at the College this week, fittingly started his public lecture in Filene Auditorium on Tuesday with a poem about Robert Frost's reading at former President John F.
Courtesy of IAS.edu When Philip Glass was first approached by director Godfrey Reggio to write the score to Reggio's film "Koyaanisqatsi," Glass told Reggio he did not "do" film music.
Sophie Novack / The Dartmouth Staff Shouts of "Ole!" echoed throughout the Moore Theater at the Hopkins Center Friday night, energizing the performers of Noche Flamenca as they clapped their hands and clicked their heels in beat with the lively music.
Today, Jan. 20, 2009, will forever be remembered as a momentous date in history. People across the world have hoped and dreamed, and their passionate longing has come to fruition. I'm referring, of course, to the North American release of "The Ballads," an 18-track compilation of Mariah Carey's most-loved songs. "The Ballads" offers a laundry list of Carey's classics, from "Always Be My Baby" to "Hero." Several tracks feature appearances from music giants including Luther Vandross, Whitney Houston and Usher, which should enhance the album's appeal.
Correction appended As I struggled to keep up with my reading -- a book per week for each of my classes -- I was stunned when I found out that just over one-half of adults surveyed in a recent report by the National Endowment for the Arts have read at least one play, poem or piece of fiction in the past 12 months.
Love it or hate it, "American Idol" is back. And this time, it's personal. Season eight of the annual singing competition, which premiered in a two-hour long episode on FOX Tuesday night, features the usual crazy locales and crazier people.
BEN GETTINGER / The Dartmouth To most people, egg cartons, dry wall and aluminum honeycomb panels are nothing more than junk.
Most people would never mention Taylor Swift and Lady Gaga in the same sentence, let alone suggest they are complementary. Swift was raised in rural Pennsylvania, while Lady Gaga grew up in New York City.
Correction appended Unsatisfied with the single ballet class offered through the Hopkins Center, Hillary Mimnaugh '11, along with Boer Deng '10 and Abby Do '10, began seeking out other options.
Courtesy of Spheris Gallery Spheris Gallery's new exhibit "In the Absence" is an inspired exploration of the interaction between positive and negative space, despite how little it shows of the featured artists' creative scopes. The show features the work of six photographers, including Azariah Aker, Anita Douthat, Beth Ganz, Cui Fei, Luc Demer and John Willis. Materials from nature appear in several of the artists' works.
Zach Ingbretsen / The Dartmouth Staff While many marionette shows call to mind the innocent, Bavarian "The Lonely Goatherd" scene from "The Sound of Music," "The Fortune Teller" -- a puppet show which played at the Hopkins Center on Friday and Saturday -- expelled this notion from the minds of its audience with its sinister overtones. According to the show's director, Erik Sanko, the view that marionettes can only be used to tell upbeat stories kept him a closet puppetmaker for many years. "It wasn't very punk rock to tell your friends that you made dolls," he explained. Sanko, along with his theater company, The Phantom Limb, used the rare medium of puppetry to preach against the seven deadly sins while astounding audiences with an exhaustively detailed set in "The Fortune Teller." A demonstration Saturday afternoon gave audience members a chance to peek behind the scenes at the technically impressive production.
The credits of "Gran Torino" claim that Clint Eastwood plays a character named Walt Kowalski. This is not quite accurate.
In his latest book "Outliers: The Story of Success," Malcolm Gladwell claims that outsiders have a competitive edge not only in politics, but also in business and sports.
Sin gets a bad rap, but this Friday the Dartmouth Film Society will try to show just how sensational, sensual and blatantly sexual sin can be.
Courtesy of NYTimes.com When Erik Sanko and his puppet theater company, The Phantom Limb, performed at the University of California, Los Angeles last year, their 11 shows sold out faster than a production of "King Lear" headlined by Sir Ian McKellan.