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A Conversation with Steven Spielberg

A Conversation with Steven Spielberg

By Jeff Naft October 23, 2015

Given his extensive body of work, it is no question that Steven Spielberg is often referred to as the greatest filmmaker of the modern age. Having challenged filmic cliches and pioneered special effects...

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Kendrick Lamar played a 15-song set and an encore at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Tuesday night, accompanied by the National Symphony Orchestra.

Compton Meets Classical

By Daniel Smith October 23, 2015

Kendrick Lamar does not have a winning track record when it comes to recognition from established, prestigious and predominantly white institutions. At the 56th Grammy Awards in 2014, his modern day...

HOLLYWOOD RECORDS

Album Review: ‘Confident’

By Sean Davey October 23, 2015

★★★★☆ Products of the Disney Channel star-manufacturing machine always seem to have a tough time transitioning into full-blown adult celebrities, much less respectable artists. Rather...

ELEMENT PICTURES

Movie Review: ‘Room’

By Eleanor Tolf October 23, 2015

★★★★☆ Lenny Abrahamson’s new film, "Room," based on Emma Donoghue’s novel of the same title, tells the story of 25-year-old Joy, or "Ma," who was kidnapped at age 13 and held hostage for...

INTERSCOPE RECORDS

Album Review: ‘Dopamine’

By Marina Tian October 23, 2015

★★★★☆ Hot off the media blaze from his November 2014 EP "Candy," Garrett Borns, better known by his stage name BØRNS, released his debut album "Dopamine" on Oct. 16. With high-profile fans...

Dinosaurs on The Hill

Dinosaurs on The Hill

By Jinwoo Chong October 23, 2015

This Thanksgiving, Pixar Animation Studios and Walt Disney Pictures’ latest film "The Good Dinosaur" will premier in theaters. The film, which comes on the heels of the partnership’s acclaimed "Inside...

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Gabe Spadaccini (COL ’17), Dillon Denehy (MSB ’17), Peter Laughlin (COL ’16) and Ethan Beaman (COL ’16) of band Faces for Radio

The Search for New Sounds in Studio D

By Anna Shuster October 23, 2015

A new jazz-inspired alt-rock band, Faces for Radio, is quickly gaining recognition on campus. The band’s jazzy covers and original tunes along with their recent appearances at Kickback and Phoebe Ryan’s...

LOCKMAN: How I Was Swept Away By Cabaret

LOCKMAN: How I Was Swept Away By Cabaret

By Gwen Lockman October 23, 2015

My 1965 Vito tenor saxophone has taken me more places than I ever imagined. I shipped it across the country freshman year so I could play in pep band. I’d expected tagging along with the basketball teams,...

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Breathing New Life Into Miller’s ‘All My Sons’

By Caroline De Rosa October 23, 2015

Although not his best-known work, Arthur Miller’s 1947 masterpiece, “All My Sons” is experiencing a resurrection this year. Critically acclaimed performances throughout the summer in East Hampton,...

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The Hilltop Crowns a New Mr. Georgetown

By Alex Prior October 16, 2015

Walter Kelly (COL ’16), Mr. Black Student Alliance, won the Mr. Georgetown Pageant on Friday night after three rounds of competition on Gaston Hall’s stage. He competed against 18 other seniors...

UNIVERSAL PICTURES

Movie Review: ‘Crimson Peak’

By Cosima Schelfhout October 16, 2015

★★★☆☆ “Crimson Peak” is an odd blend of 19th- century romance and gothic horror. The film was directed, co-written with Matthew Robbins and produced by Guillermo del Toro, famous for his...

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Album Review: ‘If I Should Go Before You’

By Laura Lannan October 16, 2015

★★★★☆ City and Colour, the stage name of Canadian singer-songwriter Dallas Green, is one of today’s highly underrated alternative bands. His latest album, released Oct. 9, “If I Should...

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