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BU Film Students Make Strides in Defying Hollywood Gender Roles

April 26, 2011April 26, 2011 - by Veronica Glab - 2 Comments.

Remember being a kid and and solving the riddles in the back of the Sunday paper’s Comics section?  Well, here’s an age-old favorite: A father and son get into a …

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IFFBoston Preview: New England’s Finest Festival Gears Up For Another Year

April 26, 2011April 26, 2011 - by David Braga - 1 Comment

The Independent Film Festival of Boston, the most attended film festival in the New England area, gets underway this Wednesday, April 27 at the Somerville Theater in Davis Square. For …

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A Take on Tribeca 2011: ‘Splinters’ Review

April 26, 2011April 26, 2011 - by Monica Castillo - Leave a Comment

I did not want Splinters. I have immensely disliked sports movies for as long as I can remember. The exception is Bring It On, only because it is nothing but …

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A Take on Tribeca 2011: ‘Like Water’ Review

April 25, 2011May 2, 2011 - by Paul Squire - 1 Comment

Pablo Croce’s documentary on MMA fighter Anderson Silva, “Like Water,” is an honest look into the life of a mixed-martial artist, with emphasis on the “art:”

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EOTO Offers a One-of-a-Kind Performance

April 25, 2011April 25, 2011 - by Nee-Sa Lossing - 1 Comment

Waves of fans crushed into a packed Paradise Rock Club on April 16 to see Colorado-based electronic duo EOTO perform. The catch? The entire concert was improvised.

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Sustainability @ BU handing out reusable bags at the Carbon Challenge sign-ups | photo by Becky Morgan
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Earth Day Takes GSU Plaza by Storm

April 25, 2011April 25, 2011 - by Tara Jayakar - Leave a Comment

Sustainability at BU held their annual Earth Day celebration Thursday afternoon, bringing together local vendors, student groups, and non-profits in the name of Environmental preservation.

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Barney’s Radioactive Cousin: A Lecture on Godzilla

April 25, 2011April 25, 2011 - by Jon Erik Christianson - 3 Comments.

Numerous Japanese movie enthusiasts, Godzilla adorers, and sushi lovers piled into the 9th floor of the Boston University Photonics Center on Thursday night to treat themselves to an eye-opening lecture about postwar Japan followed by a screening of the original Japanese Godzilla film, Gojira.

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BU TweetCreep: April 17th-22nd

April 22, 2011April 22, 2011 - by Meghan Ross - Leave a Comment

#MarathonMonday kicked off this #TweetCreep week and, as expected, the #BU Twitterverse delivered. I need to applaud those tweeps for what I assume was great multitasking, as I pictured them …

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Why You Should View the New Who

April 22, 2011January 26, 2013 - by Kelly Dickinson - Leave a Comment

Call me a nerd, call me an anglophile, call me what you like. I love Doctor Who. The show returns to BBC America this Saturday at 9pm, and audiences could …

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TV on the Radio and the Phenomena of Record Store Day

April 22, 2011July 20, 2011 - by Tara Jayakar - Leave a Comment

TV on the Radio Week (Part 2): Record Store Day 2011 and the show at House of Blues Boston.

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Honoring Earth Day with Cupcakes

April 22, 2011April 21, 2011 - by Annie Rath - Leave a Comment

In honor of Earth Day, make these “Worms ‘n’ Dirt” Cupcakes. Childhood nostalgia may ensue…

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Dial M for Murder Delivers Laughs, Thrills, and Deadly Telephones

April 22, 2011April 22, 2011 - by Lauren Hockenson - Leave a Comment

Wandering Minds’ production of Frederick Knott’s Dial M for Murder was very nearly the show that never was. The troupe had planned on performing Ira Levin’s thriller Deathtrap until the powers-that-be …

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