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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.
Director Erin Lee Carr at WBUR CitySpace

WBUR CitySpace hosts screening, Q&A of HBO’s ‘Undercurrent’ with director Erin Lee Carr

Liam Fitzpatrick March 21, 2022
WBUR's Lisa Mullins moderated the conversation about Carr's new two-part documentary.
Liz Feldman, a Boston University alumna and the executive producer of Netflix’s two-season television series “Dead to Me,” spoke virtually to BU students on Monday about diversity and creativity in the television industry. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Executive producer of ‘Dead to Me’ shares personal story behind television success

Kyla Denisevich December 10, 2020
The Netflix television series “Dead to Me" recently received approval to film a third season. Liz Feldman, creator and executive producer of the series, spoke to BU students via Zoom.
As the holiday season approaches, Netflix is releasing festive seasons of popular food shows. ILLUSTRATION BY LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Netflix gears up for holidays with baking show specials

Molly Farrar December 10, 2020

The holiday season comes with roasted chestnuts, fruitcake, decorated cookies and the like. Baking during this time is a central tradition, but sometimes, watching others create extravagant pies and cakes...

Rio’s Reel: Heavy falls 'The Crown'

Rio’s Reel: Heavy falls ‘The Crown’

Rio Reardon December 3, 2020
We watch shows like "The Crown" not to be educated about events as they actually happened, but rather, to see life breathed into that history and gain new perspectives on stories we thought we knew.
This year, Boston University’s Family and Friends Weekend has gone virtual. ILLUSTRATION BY LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Family and Friends Weekend goes virtual

Emily Stevenson October 16, 2020
Unlike previous years, attendees of this Fall’s Family and Friends Weekend can enjoy program events from the comfort of their homes.
Members of the BUTV10 show “Offsides.” The show won the Sports Program category in the 2018 Boston/New England Student Awards for Excellence. PHOTO COURTESY MARISSA DIANAS

BUTV10’s ‘Offsides’ and ‘One on One’ earn regional recognition

JenRacoosin April 17, 2018
BUTV10 programs “Offsides” and “One on One” have received recognition from the Boston/New England chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
TENTINDO: LGBT History Month celebrates unrecognized communities

TENTINDO: LGBT History Month celebrates unrecognized communities

Will Tentindo October 16, 2016

October is LGBT History Month in the United States and within the last year, the queer community has celebrated tremendous achievements and tragedies. While queer people have been appearing more frequently...

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