Arts

Sex, Murder and Treachery at Collis Commonground: Pretty How Town Theater Co. brings modernized version of William Shakespeare's 'Othello' to campus

By Matt Frucci | August 19, 1998

"And you've just stabbed an audience member!" It is the last day of rehearsal for "Othello" and director Matthew Gordon '98 is trying to keep his actors' swordfight within the proper parameters.

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'The Avengers' is an example of style over substance

By Tom Wellington | August 17, 1998

Even with Uma in a catsuit, re-make of classic TV series fails to generate expected thrills and romantic chemistry

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Barenaked Ladies strip down to essentials: fun rock n'roll

By Erik Tanouye | August 17, 1998

Cult band's latest album is their best yet--hooky, hysterical and bound to propel them into the mainstream

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'Snake Eyes' comes up short

By Matt Frucci | August 13, 1998

Nicolas Cage can't save Brian DePalma's film from falling apart

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'Harry Met Sally' to be shown on Blunt

By Joe Manera | August 13, 1998

If you walk past Blunt Auditorium tonight and hear a little bit of hyperactive panting and moaning, don't say you weren't warned.

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Curtis returns to 'Halloween'

By Tom Wellington | August 11, 1998

'Scream' writer Kevin WIlliamson cannot save the dead franchise

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New York Theater Workshop comes to Dartmouth

By Matt Frucci | August 7, 1998

Avante Garde theater workshop brings works in progress to the Hopkins Center this weekend and next weekend

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Drew's 'Ever After' a perfect fit

By Randi Barnes | August 5, 1998

Beloved fairy tale told with surprising amount of style and wit

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Wilde production a funny crowd-pleaser

By Aaron Akamu | August 5, 1998

A dynamic cast of experienced and first-time actors and actresses did an overall superb job in "The Importance of Being Earnest" last Friday Night.

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Jackson, Spacey square off in thriller 'The Negotiator'

By Tom Wellington | August 3, 1998

Samuel L. Jackson battles Kevin Spacey to steal the most scenes in this rare, intelligent summer film

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The Beastie Boys may have matured, but they still have fun

By Ben Wakelin | August 3, 1998

With 'Hello Nasty,' the Beastie Boys take a more grown up approach to the music, but keep juvenile lyrics

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'Earnest' brings absurd wit to the Hop: Brett Perala '00, Seth Hoffman '00 star in Oscar Wilde's classic comedy of manners

By Aaron Akamu | July 30, 1998

Oscar Wilde's comedic masterpiece, "The Importance of Being Earnest," is nonstop entertainment and has produced belly laughs for over 100 years now.

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'Private Ryan' re-examines WWII

By Tom Wellington | July 28, 1998

Speilberg's masterpiece presents a grunts-eye view of World War II

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Real teens get their due in 'Disturbing Behavior'

By Tom Wellington | July 28, 1998

The depictions of teenagers in movies really makes me ill most of the time. High school is so often shown as a washed-out unrealistic happy white-boy paradise that it seems like no one has any recollections of what actually happened.

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Swords and snores: muddled 'Zorro' fails to impress

By Randi Barnes | July 24, 1998

Half parody, half action flick, the newest screen version of 'Zorro' proves that 'Z' doesn't mark the spot

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Paragon comes to Hopkins Center

By Aaron Akamu | July 24, 1998

If you're in the mood for a revival of the oldtime originals, Rick Benjamin's Paragon Ragtime Orchestra will have you humming along and even perhaps dancing in the aisles.

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Pseudo-diary offers look into female psyche

By Randi Barnes | July 22, 1998

Helen Fielding's 'Bridget Jone's Diary' creates a character through her diary passages

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Bloody funny 'Mary': new gross-out comedy is a riot

By Tom Wellington | July 20, 1998

New comedy from the creators of 'Dumb and Dumber' is a treat for fans of toilet humor and stalking

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Maxwell really, really wants to sleep with you--again

By Ben Shum | July 20, 1998

Horny R and B love man invites you to his boudoir; he wants sex, love, marriage and a two-car garage

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'Late Night's' Carl 'Oldy' Olsen dies at 76

By Erik Tanouye | July 16, 1998

The year was 1994. A baseball strike had crippled the nation's sports fans. A fledgling ex-"Simpsons" writer was struggling to survive in David Letterman's old spot on NBC's "Late Night." And the small legion of Conan fans was introduced to the comic talents of William Preston, now known to millions of television viewers as Carl "Oldy" Olsen. Preston, who brought a Santa Claus beard and maniacal laugh to the role of Oldy Olsen, died Friday at the age of 76. Conan O'Brien's first years at "Late Night" were shaky, to say the least.

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