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Thomas Murphy | Friday, March 22, 2019
Members of the Notre Dame community gathered Thursday evening at Browning Cinema in the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center for a panel discussion about the upcoming pro-life film “Unplanned” hosted by the de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture. The panel, whose discussion was partly based on clips from the film shown to the audience, was
Sarah Kikel | Friday, March 1, 2019
Alfred Hitchcock, cinema’s “Master of Suspense,” has directed some of film’s most thrilling scenes. This semester, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center’s “Learning Beyond the Classics” series brings 14 of his startling films to the Notre Dame community. The series organizes Hitchcock’s films into four categories, two of which — “Crimes and Criminals” and “Women, Guilt, and
Mariah Rush | Thursday, February 21, 2019
This Thursday, FTT’s production of “Stupid Humans,” a pop-musical written by and starring junior Jorge “Jay” Rivera-Herrans, will open up to a sold-out crowd. The musical itself is based around a common problem students at Notre Dame will face — it revolves around the main character grappling with the choice of following his dreams and
Lucy Collins | Thursday, October 25, 2018
Ah, October. The month when the leaves start to change and the sun starts to set a lot earlier. With these shorter days comes more opportunity to reflect on the fears within our hearts — looming midterms, jobless futures and the prospect of losing a football game. What better time of year for Halloween, the
Mike Donovan | Wednesday, May 16, 2018
If the class of 2018 can get Kanye’s “woopty scoop poops” out of their heads long enough, they might be able to recall the late summer day in 2014 when they arrived at Our Lady’s University — some humming along to Pharrell’s infectious earworm “Happy” and others still raving about Mac Demarco’s bid to become
Owen Lane | Monday, April 23, 2018
Wes Anderson’s films are unmistakable. If you see a movie with highly symmetrical framing, bright primary color schemes and Bill Murray, your natural assumption would either be that you are watching a Wes Anderson movie or some sort of blatant Anderson knock-off. His films are easy to appreciate, but not necessarily easy to love. Particularly,
Charlie Kenney | Wednesday, April 11, 2018
Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin was not a particularly endearing man. He oversaw mass genocides of minorities within the Soviet Union, engineered artificial famine against groups that opposed his rule, introduced a widely-contested program of forced collectivization and essentially brought the Cold War into being through his aggressive interactions with the capitalist West. His legacy is
Charlie Kenney | Friday, February 23, 2018
DeKalb Elementary The live-action short revolves around an armed man who enters an Atlanta elementary school, the receptionist at the entrance of the school who convinces him to give himself up and the 9-1-1 operator who acts as an intermediary between them and the police. It’s a poignant, touching story that seems larger than life
Charlie Kenney | Tuesday, January 30, 2018
In my previous reviews of historical, non-fiction films, I have discussed the difficulty of adapting these works for the screen. Historical, non-fiction films, if the viewer is knowledgeable, do not have surprises, do not have particularly exciting character development and have a pressing obligation to be historically accurate — especially if they retell well-known historical
Morgan Johnson | Monday, January 29, 2018
Notre Dame student filmmakers were in the spotlight this weekend with the Film, Television and Theater (FTT) department’s 29th annual showcase of the Student Film Festival. The showings took place Friday and Saturday at 6:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. and Sunday at 7 p.m. in the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center (DPAC). The festival was a