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The 8-Bit Big Band jazz-pop ensemble performs music from video game soundtracks at the Berklee Performance Center Sunday. NANCY JIANG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

REVIEW: 8-Bit Big Band delivers nostalgia through video game-inspired jazz

Nancy Jiang March 3, 2020
The 8-Bit Big Band understands the nostalgic soundtrack behind every popular video game, performing their jazz take on the themes at the Berklee Performance Center on Sunday.
Emma Stone and Jonah Hill in Netflix’s latest mini-series, “Maniac.” PHOTO COURTESY OF NETFLIX

REVIEW: “Maniac” captivates with stars Jonah Hill and Emma Stone, takes on dark topics

Pat LaMarco September 23, 2018
Netflix original “Maniac” is overwhelmingly weird and fills viewers with confusion with constant twists and turns in the plot. The show has provoked strong reactions, and some fans went as far as comparing the show to cult classic “Twin Peaks.”
Will Poulter portrays legendary mountain man Jim Bridger in “Revenant.” PHOTO COURTESY KIMBERLELY FRENCH/TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX FILM CORPORATION

INTERVIEW: Actor Will Poulter ventures into wilderness in “The Revenant”

Allegra Peelor December 4, 2015

Will Poulter, known for his work in “We’re the Millers” and “The Maze Runner,” is currently starring alongside Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hardy in Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu’s film “The...

CARIKER: And The Oscar Goes To... Social Change

CARIKER: And The Oscar Goes To… Social Change

Mariel Cariker February 26, 2015

Don't get me wrong — I love the Oscars as much as the next person. Every year, I station myself in front of my TV and immerse myself in the glitz and glamour of Hollywood, hoping that my favorite films...

EDIT: Beauty and the Finger

EDIT: Beauty and the Finger

Editors February 23, 2015

Another award show, another opportunity to admire people's ... fingers? The 87th Academy Awards on Sunday night brought a lot to the public's eye, from Jack Black taking the stage in an Into the Woods-esque...

MOOTS: Split the Honor

MOOTS: Split the Honor

Eric Moots February 19, 2015

The year of 2014 brought so many amazing films to the world. From Alejandro González Iñárritu’s “Birdman” to Richard Linklater’s “Boyhood” to Wes Anderson’s “The Grand Budapest Hotel,”...

"Birdman" director Alejandro González Iñárritu on set with actors Edward Norton and Michael Keaton. PHOTO COURTESY OF FOX SEARCHLIGHT

INTERVIEW: Director Alejandro Iñárritu explores ego-centered ‘disease of society’ in ‘Birdman’

Hannah Landers October 16, 2014

While shooting his new film “Birdman,” director Alejandro Gonzáles Iñárritu handed his cast and crew a photo of Philippe Petit making the high-wire walk between the Twin Towers of New York’s World...

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