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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Ryan Gosling, pictured above, is starring in “First Man,” his second collaboration with director Damien Chazelle. PHOTO COURTESY WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

REVIEW: Damien Chazelle’s ‘First Man’ showcases Neil Armstrong’s fight to walk on the moon

Pat LaMarco October 14, 2018
Neil Armstrong became a household name after he became the first human to step foot on the moon. Armstrong passed away in 2012 at the age of 82, but more light has been shed on his legacy in the film “First Man,” which came out Friday.
Itzhak Perlman teaching young violin students. The new documentary “Itzhak” about Perlman's life was released March 9. PHOTO COURTESY GREENWICH ENTERTAINMENT

REVIEW: ‘Itzhak’ documents violinist’s storied career but lacks tension

Kai Hellberg March 25, 2018

Classical musicians and composers are often ruthlessly committed. No one would be able to play Chopin’s “Revolutionary Etude” or Liszt’s “Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2” after a day of practice....

Ryan Gosling as Sebastian and Emma Stone as Mia in “La La Land.” PHOTO COURTESY DALE ROBINETTE

REVIEW: “La La Land” brings musicals back to the silver screen

Felipe Belfort Marques December 12, 2016

Film musicals are a strange genre — when one thinks of a musical in film, it’s either a bombastic, all-out production or one of the classic tap-dancing, minimal-plot films of the ‘40s and ‘50s....

MOOTS: An Open Letter to Documentaries

MOOTS: An Open Letter to Documentaries

Eric Moots April 17, 2015

Hey there, documentaries. How are you doing? It’s Eric. From your origins with “Nanook of the North,” the very first documentary, to the modern documentaries of today, the non-fiction films we have...

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