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Liza Berdykulova | Graphic Artist

And the Oscar goes to…your binge list: Six Academy Award-nominated movies to watch

Ananya Swaroop February 26, 2025
The anticipation around Oscar Day is high, so here is just the thing for you to get over the jitters — an Oscars binge list. This guide has some of the best movies of 2024 — from visually stunning sci-fi epics to exciting dramas and musical masterpieces.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

Retrospective: the forgotten era of Dreamworks animation

Ricardo Pons October 5, 2023
However, amongst Dreamwork's long catalog of movies, one will find a series of films that directly continue with the traditional style. These four movies, each made with traditional methods of animation, have largely been lost within popular conceptions of the studio, drowned out by the size and influence of their other franchises. 
Chloe Patel | Senior Graphic Artist

100 years of Disney — a tribute

Michelle Tian February 21, 2023
With Disney celebrating their 100th anniversary, I took a moment to reflect on how these stories have shaped who I am. 
turning red review puberty

Disney celebrates puberty with latest animated feature, ‘Turning Red’

Grace Knoop March 24, 2022
A review on Disney's new animated film, "Turning Red."
Stand-up comedian Cristela Alonzo performs at WBUR’s City Space on Oct. 12. CONOR KELLEY/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Comedian Cristela Alonzo’s brings new memoir, stand-up performance to WBUR Cityspace

Patrick Rayburn October 17, 2019
"Her standup tends to focus on a lot of issues, political issues, race, class, health, and immigration. She makes it funny, she's a comedian first and she weaves those things in really well,” Halasz said.
Academy Award-winning producer Darla K. Anderson spoke about her career and the production of Disney Pixar’s “Coco” at Boston University Thursday morning. DARLA ANDERSON/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Oscar-winning ‘Coco’ producer headed to BU to speak about career, cultural diversity in film

Dahlia Maleh November 7, 2018
This Thursday on Día de los Muertos, “Coco” producer Darla Anderson journeyed onto campus to give students an in-depth look into her career.
Director Andrew Stanton and producer Lindsey Collins of the new movie “Finding Dory” pose on the red carpet. PHOTO COURTESY ALBERTO E. RODRIGUEZ/WALT DISNEY PICTURES

INTERVIEW: “Finding Dory” director Andrew Stanton promises unforgettable journey

Elise Takahama April 28, 2016

We’ve been quoting “Just keep swimming,” and “Fish are friends, not food” for the past 13 years, and we’re finally about to see what comes next. “Finding Dory,” the sequel to “Finding...

Disney flick “Zootopia” is about a rabbit police officer, Judy Hopps, who only has 48 hours to solve her first case. The film opens in theaters nationwide Friday. PHOTO COURTESY WALT DISNEY PICTURES

REVIEW: “Zootopia” sheds light on humanity

Bronsen Bloom March 4, 2016

Disney films hold a special place in the hearts of millennials. Although many generations of children have grown up with Disney movies, they defined our childhood. We grew up on “The Lion King,”...

Shrek the Musical: From swamp, to stage, to silver screen

Joe Incollingo October 16, 2013

Once upon a time, David Lindsay-Abaire won a Pulitzer. What he did after that makes him either the most versatile or the most insane writer working today: He put Shrek on a stage. Now, three years after...

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