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Boston University Professor Aaron Kopp. This past Sunday, Kopp attended the 97th Oscars award ceremony for his nominated short film “Anuja.” COURTESY OF AARON KOPP

BU professor’s short film nominated for Oscar, shines spotlight on FTV

Avery Fox March 5, 2025
Boston University professor Aaron Kopp's short film "Anuja" was nomnated for an Oscar.
Gianna Horcher | Graphic Artist

What’s love got to do with it? Unconventional romance movies for Valentine’s Day

Ruby Voge February 12, 2025
Sometimes, we’re looking for something a little different that breaks outside of the mold of the traditional boy-meets-girl tropes and plot beats. So, here are five — actually, seven — Valentine’s Day movies that range from slightly unique to unequivocally odd. 
Gianna Horcher | Graphic Artist

‘A Complete Unknown’ keeps Bob Dylan a mystery

Ruby Voge February 7, 2025
The film’s title, “A Complete Unknown,” serves as a guide for how it approaches its subject material. Mangold’s script works to uphold the mythology of Dylan as an unknowable artist — who, from the beginning, was reluctant to be defined by others and by himself. 
Ariana Lim | Senior Graphic Artist

Four old movies for classic cinema beginners

Lina Barclay March 4, 2024
I was sitting at the George Sherman Union the other day when an older gentleman approached me and asked about the sticker of actress Lauren Bacall pasted on the back of my laptop. After bonding over our shared love of Jean Arthur comedies from the 1930s, the man posed a question: How can we get more kids your age to watch old movies?
The marquee outside of the Coolidge Corner Theatre in Brookline. Academy Award winning costume designer Ruth E. Carter was honored with a Coolidge Award on Sunday. JULIA DESANTIS/ DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Costume designer Ruth E. Carter receives Coolidge Award

Brenda Gonzalez October 19, 2023
Ruth E. Carter, renowned costume designer known for her work on the "Black Panther" movies, accepted the Coolidge Award from Coolidge Corner Theatre on Oct. 15.
Chloe Patel | Senior Graphic Artist

Pleading for a visual hip-hop album | Sing About Me

Aidan Mega February 5, 2023
Why don't visual albums exist within the scope of hip-hop — especially considering its stature as the pinnacle of musical storytelling?
Let the Right One In

REVIEW: ‘Let the Right One In’ showcases eerie love story

Rose Kassam October 27, 2022
A perfect play for the spooky season leaves students with a chill up their spine
The second half of season five of "Arrested Development" was released on Netflix on March 15. COURTESY OF FLICKR.

REVIEW: ‘Arrested Development’ should have ended long ago

Johnathan D. Kindall March 17, 2019
The second half of "Arrested Development" season five is a disappointing reminder that the series should have ended long ago.
Miss Leading: Women shouldn’t live in the shadows of popular culture

Miss Leading: Women shouldn’t live in the shadows of popular culture

Namu Sampath February 27, 2018

International Women’s Day, held on March 8, is just around the corner, and we are nowhere near global, let alone national representation of all women. Each year, the organization sets a theme for to...

Advertising students Mariana Rincon Munoz, Karina Zack, Jason Gan, Isabella Bolivar Moreno and Jordan Pories pose for a photo on stage at the House of Blues following the 56th Hatch Awards, where BU College of Communication students won 12 of the 15 student awards. PHOTO COURTESY EDWARD BOCHES

COM students bring home 12 Hatch Awards

Ludi Wang November 2, 2016

Undergraduate and graduate students in Boston University’s College of Communication won 12 awards given under the student category of the 56th Hatch Awards last Wednesday, marking a memorable night...

Lady Gaga released her latest album “Joanne” Friday. PHOTO COURTESY STREAMLINE AND INTERSCOPE RECORDS

REVIEW: Lady Gaga’s “Joanne” trips on its way from general to specific

Conner Reed October 23, 2016

There is perhaps no taller order in pop criticism than an unbiased Lady Gaga review. It doesn’t matter who you are or what you’ve done; you have an opinion about Lady Gaga. Though her titanic,...

Kristen Stewart plays a bored law graduate in director Kelly Reichardt's new film “Certain Women.” PHOTO COURTESY IFC FILMS

REVIEW: “Certain Women” features strong female roles in independent film

Caroline Aaron October 21, 2016

The world of independent filmmaking is one of radical removal from Hollywood templates. Tried-and-true stories of boy-meets-girl, odd couple comedies and tearjerker romance tend not to exist in the small,...

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