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(From left) Fannar Thor Arnarsson won second place, Bryan Sih won first place and Emily Sheehan won third place at the Redstones film festival at Boston University Wednesday night. PHOTO BY ERIN BILLINGS/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Redstones audience treated to diverse cast of voices, their films

Sonia Rao February 26, 2015

Boston University’s Film and Television Department rolled out its red carpet Wednesday night for the 35th annual Redstone Film Festival. The films screened ranged in topic from drunken grandmas to...

Boston University faculty members gathered Wednesday at the Tsai Performance Center for the Spring 2016 Faculty Assembly and listened to reports from BU President Robert Brown, University Provost Jean Morrison and Faculty Council Chair Stephen Brady. PHOTO BY BETSEY GOLDWASSER/DFP FILE PHOTO

Redstones finalists turn production prowess into prodigious projects

Sonia Rao February 19, 2015

Sundance might be over for the year, but there is a new reason for film festival followers to rejoice — Boston University’s very own festival premieres later this month. The Redstones, presented...

Gravity: Groundbreaking 3D at last

Daily Free Press Admin October 6, 2013

Within the first 15 minutes of Gravity, as the camera slowly floats toward Dr. Stone (Sandra Bullock), the viewer may experience that fine moment when the action feels tangible — except, for him or...

Zero Dark Thirty and the torture controversy

Daily Free Press Admin January 24, 2013

Delivering on its promise as “the greatest manhunt in history,” director Kathryn Bigelow’s Zero Dark Thirty avoids being the type of sloppy action flick made by blockbuster sentimentalists like...

From Boston to Iran: How director Ben Affleck strikes Hollywood balance

Daily Free Press Admin December 6, 2012

The New York Film Critics Circle awards kicked of the annual awards season, which culminates Feb. 24 with the Oscars.  Sadly missing from the critic’s awardees list, however, was Argo, Ben Affleck’s...

70mm masterpiece: A film review of The Master

Daily Free Press Admin September 26, 2012

This is the film I’ve been waiting for. Paul Thomas Anderson is one of the most humane directors to grace the silver screen, and the emotional power of his film is unrivaled. He tackles human conflicts...

New Zealand’s King of Cinema

Daily Free Press Admin April 4, 2012

An Interview with Taika Waititi “I must admit, this is terribly awkward for me.” Taika Waititi is trying to lead a Q&A at Kendall Cinema, and can’t seem to foster discussion over his film...

New Zealand’s King of Cinema: An Interview with Taika Waititi

Daily Free Press Admin April 4, 2012

“I must admit, this is terribly awkward for me.” Taika Waititi is trying to lead a Q&A at Kendall Cinema, and can’t seem to foster discussion over his film Boy, which was just screened. A...

The Shaky Camera: I’m feeling nauseous

Daily Free Press Admin March 4, 2012

By Bryan Sih   I’ve been growing increasingly alarmed when my peers explain a movie they want to shoot, and they say “I want everything to be handheld.” My first response is always, “Why?”...

The shaky cam: I’m feeling nauseous

Daily Free Press Admin February 29, 2012

By Bryan Sih, Muse Staff Writer I’ve been growing increasingly alarmed when my peers explain a movie they want to shoot, and they say “I want everything to be handheld.” My first response is always,...

The Return of the King: Viggo Mortensen comes to Coolidge Corner

Daily Free Press Admin February 29, 2012

Viggo Mortensen is best known as the face of Aragorn in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. He’s also starred in critically-acclaimed films A History of Violence, The Road, and Eastern Promises. This year,...

Coriolanus: Language burdens its complexity

Daily Free Press Admin February 23, 2012

By Brian Sih, Muse Staff Writer Ralph Fiennes stars and directs in his first film, Coriolanus, an adaptation of one of Shakespeare’s lesser-known plays. Jessica Chastain, Vanessa Redgrave and Gerald...

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