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'Celine and Julie' is magical

By Richard Lazarus | July 18, 2002

At 154 minutes and French to boot, "Celine and Julie Go Boating" ('Cline et Julie vont en bateau,' 1974) is a bit much for any reviewer to expect a reader to run out and see, which is probably too bad. With this in mind, and just to be thorough about my intentions, here is the spoiler: Julie (Dominique Labourier), and Celine (Juliet Berto), and a young girl they steal from a house which is haunted with ghosts who must repeat the same day of murderess drama over and over, do go boating.

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Images save 'Road to Perdition'

By Joseph Ackley | July 16, 2002

Three years ago Sam Mendes presented us with "American Beauty," a film that went on to win Oscars for Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Original Screenplay, Best Cinematography and Best Director.

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Hop exhibit remembers the artwork of Demaine '04

By Elise Dunphe | July 12, 2002

Friends of Matthew Demaine '04, who unexpectedly died of cardiac arrest in his sleep last year, say that he was a talented artist who took his work very seriously, as is readily apparent from viewing a sample of his work currently on display at the Hopkins Center. The Matthew Demaine Memorial Exhibition honors the life and artistic work of Demaine, a lacrosse player from Northfield, Mass. Featured are pieces from Basic Drawing and Basic Sculpture, two classes that Demaine took with Professor Marilyn Ranker.

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So much for hairspray: MTV Greek life baffles Brit

By Alasdair Keith | July 10, 2002

I'm sitting in a pub back home in the United Kingdom. When my friends hear that I'm studying on exchange at Dartmouth for the summer, they begin to get very excited. "Isn't that an Ivy League university?" asks one. "Yeah, doesn't Natalie Portman go to an Ivy League?" chips in another. "And Katie Holmes.

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Back in black, badly: 'MIIB' falters under weak writing

By Tara Kyle | July 8, 2002

The theme of this year's summer and fall movie seasons probably won't be originality -- with "Star Wars'" second episode and Ben Affleck's debut as Jack Ryan already in theaters and new chapters in the "Austin Powers," "Harry Potter" and "Lord of the Rings" series on the horizon, 2002's release schedule is packed with sequels. The latest in this stream of big budget retreads, "Men in Black II," doesn't exactly overcome all the usual criticisms thrown at such films.

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'Happiness' is haunting show

By Elise Dunphe | June 28, 2002

For Laurie Anderson, reinvention is an inevitable -- if discomforting -- corollary of storytelling. Anderson, one of the world's premier performance artists, presented her two-hour monologue "Happiness" in Spaulding Auditorium last night. The performance was a series of short stories from Anderson's personal experience.

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Wilde's wit carries 'Earnest'

By Alex Otero | June 26, 2002

The relationship between Oscar Wilde and the movies is a very close one. His works have been translated onto the big screen in every decade since 1910. After adapting to screen Oscar Wilde's 'An Ideal Husband' in 1999, writer/director Oliver Parker brings us another addition to the Oscar Wilde film legacy with "The Importance of Being Earnest." This comedy of mistaken identity revolves around two main plots.

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'Amelie' conquers hearts and changes the world

By Iga Czarnawska | June 24, 2002

No blood, no action? "Amelie" (2001) has conquered the hearts of people all around the world in a style which might signal a change in the perceptions of mainstream cinema. This past year we have seen a strange phenomenon: people all over the world gave in to the charm of a French girl with Bambi eyes. This fairy-tale for adults, a French version of magical realism, at first seemed to critics both too fantastic and too sweet. The Cannes Film Festival refused to include the film in the competition, seeing it as a mere "trifle." A review from British paper The Guardian opened with the headline: "a Parisian fairy-tale with an adorable woman devoting her life to helping others?

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Hop to welcome the Big Top

By Richard Lazarus | June 20, 2002

The biggest performance coming to Dartmouth this summer is unmistakably the Big Apple Circus, but the Hopkins Center is also introducing an annual series of visiting artists, the Summer Arts Initiative, which will bring an intriguing mix of performers to the College. The Big Apple Circus, founded by Paul Binder '77, is touring in its 24th season.

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Weezer baffles on new album

By Carl Burnett | May 29, 2002

Weezer seems more determined than ever to keep all but the most blindly devoted fans scratching their heads by perpetuating an ongoing identity crisis: are they a pop act, emo pioneer or punk band? They have always been a pop-punk band, of course, but in the beginning, the emphasis was on the pop -- at least, that's how it seemed to the public.

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Dances of passion: Ensemble wows audiences in Moore

By Brent Reidy | May 28, 2002

Hours upon hours of work. Weeks of sweat and pain. Zealous months of dedication. An entire year's effort for one show. The Dartmouth Dance Ensemble's performances in Moore Theater this past weekend were the culmination of all these things, and it showed in their high level of professionalism and ability to touch even the hardest of hearts, creating two highly memorable performances. Sunday's show began with a playful dance set to music by Carl Orff.

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