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Emma Clement | Graphics Editor

‘A Modern Farewell’ had me cry-laughing all over again

Samantha Genzer March 31, 2025
The documentary reminds us that this show was not just about comedy. It was about relationships, the memories and the beautifully chaotic love that makes a family feel real. 
Ben Stiller speaks to audience members at the Tsai Performance Center on Friday. “An Evening with Ben Stiller” was a sold-out screening and Q&A with Stiller hosted by Boston University’s Film and Television department. MAGDALENA LAZOWSKI/ DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Ben Stiller arrives at BU, inspires ‘new voices’

Daisy Levine October 10, 2023
This past Friday, COM's Film and Television department hosted “An Evening with Ben Stiller,” where the actor, director and producer offered students advice on how to break into the film industry.
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New Sargent center attempts to begin operations without a director

Jessie O’Leary February 16, 2023
The new Center for Clinical Simulation will provide SAR students with hands-on experience in the medical field.
Actor lea robinson speaking at a podium

“Creating Space”: activist, actor lea robinson shares experiences in Hollywood and higher education

James Buckser January 30, 2023
robinson spoke at Boston University on Wednesday, sharing their insights into the craft.
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If my life had a soundtrack

Sophia Yakumithis April 13, 2021
We rarely fantasize about what the soundtrack would be if our life was adapted to film. Here’s mine.
people participate in an alexander technique class

CFA students reflect on Alexander Technique courses

Caroline Bowden April 7, 2021
The Alexander Technique is used to help improve performance arts for many musicians and actors.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

Spotlight on Society: Mirroring the Me Too movement

Emma Shapiro March 25, 2021
If TV accurately portrays the #MeToo Movement, sexual assault stigma will hopefully disappear.
Emma Moneuse/DFP STAFF

Spotlight on Society: Stop interchanging Asians in casting

Emma Shapiro March 18, 2021
All people — regardless of ethnicity or race — are three-dimensional and unique, so they should be represented as such and not used as some trophy for diversity and inclusion.
Two men ride bikes in here we are

Boston Israeli Film Festival kicks off online

Katarzyna Jezak March 5, 2021
The program includes a selection of Israeli movies released in 2020, like the feature film “Sky Raiders” and documentaries “Four Mothers,” “Rain in Her Eyes” and “Rockfour: The Time Machine.” Live conversations with directors, actors and subjects will accompany each film.
Jun LI/DFP STAFF

EDITORIAL: Social media lifestyle is tainted with toxicity

Editors November 13, 2020
But behind the facade of business-savvy, carefree young adults is an industry filled with a deeply-bred toxicity that favors shallowness and ingenuity.
“Black Box,” a horror film by director Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour Jr., debuted on Amazon 
Tuesday. ILLUSTRATION BY LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

REVIEW: ‘Black Box’ is a solid film that can’t move out its predecessors’ shadow

David Simon October 12, 2020
The Amazon horror film, from the same company that produced “Get Out,” has a hard time differing itself from the 2017 thriller.
Mark Walton, a Boston University alumnus, spoke to Film and Television students on Friday about COVID-19’s impact on the entertainment industry. MIA KHATIB/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Film and TV industry responds to COVID-19 digitization

Molly Farrar October 4, 2020
BU alum Mark Walton discussed how the entertainment business has shifted at Friday's COM event.
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