Caitlin Gardner ’12
Staff Writer
Cinematic terror becomes reality: Changes in post 9/11 horror film
“It was just like a movie.” This was a common reaction to seeing the horrific destruction of the World Trade Center and Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001, according to Associate Professor of English Aviva Briefel of Bowdoin College in Maine. …→
Reamer movie preview: ‘We Need to Talk About Kevin’
Lynne Ramsay’s We Need to Talk About Kevin is an adaptation of Lionel Shriver’s novel of the same name. Tilda Swinton plays Eva Khatchadourian, a mother convinced that her son, Kevin, is a psychopath. Neither the film nor the novel …→
The new ‘Girls’ on the block
If this past decade has taught us anything about television, it is that there is a growing disconnect between what shows Internet users want to talk about versus what shows the general public actually watches. Lena Dunham’s Girls opened to …→
Proctors Preview: ‘The Room’
‘The Room’ is essentially an exercise, or exorcism, of the American dream. The result is “The ‘Citizen Kane’ of bad movies”. This independently funded production, which plays at 7 pm this Thursday at Proctors, is not a low-budget film by …→
THE OSCARS: Predictions
BEST PICTURE The Artist, a sweet, inoffensive film that that was pretty different, stylistically, at least as a mostly silent film, from the rest of its category, will sweep the awards ceremony this year. -Caitlin A French silent film, The Artist …→
Proctors showing ‘Best Film of 2011′
You could make a compilation of all of the films I have distinguished as some of the best in 2011 but from Feb. 15 to the 17, Proctors Theatre is playing the film I rank as the best film of …→
NBC’s ‘Smash’ an exciting look into the theater world
NBC’s new show Smash takes us to the early developments of a stage musical planned for Broadway. The featured Marilyn Monroe-centric production is backed by musical talent and a director willing to cut it down to size, but a major …→
Adele rolling in the awards at the 2012 Grammys?
Within two years, the Grammy Awards have honored both country-pop princess Taylor Swift and indie rock ensemble Arcade Fire with Record of the Year, suggesting that the ceremony is a hugely unpredictable spectacle, mostly due to its redundant, bordering-on-niche categories. …→
In Review: ‘Tinker Taylor Soldier Spy’
Like many adapted works of John le Carre, Tinker Taylor Soldier Spy is a film that un-romanticizes spying and covert intelligence. Full of washed out colors and chilly performances delivered by an all-star cast of British actors, Tomas Alfredsson (who …→
Why you should all watch ‘Community’
NBC recently announced that its critically beloved comedy Community, created by Dan Harmon, would thankfully not be cancelled, leaving any and all episodes filmed for the remainder of the show’s third season to be aired at a later, yet-to-be-determined date. …→