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Throwback Thursday

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Throwback Thursday: Sergei Parajanov’s ‘The Color of Pomegranates’ is a mystifying masterpiece

Maxwell Menzies
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May 31, 2018
Courtesy of Matthew Murphy

‘The Color Purple’ revival stuns and dazzles, emotionally and theatrically

Olivia Popp
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May 30, 2018
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Can U2 reclaim its punk heritage without relying on past hits?

Jacob Nierenberg
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May 17, 2018
Emma Stone in Damien Chazelle's "La La Land." (Courtesy of Lionsgate)

Recs from the Vault: The best new films I saw in theaters

Carlos Valladares
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May 10, 2018
Courtesy of Focus Features

‘Brokeback Mountain’: More than 20 years later, the film and short story redefine queerness

Olivia Popp
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May 4, 2018
Superchunk performs. (Courtesy of Robotpolisher)

The 80s are back, but which 80s?

Nick Burns
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April 30, 2018
No one can resist Bette Davis eyes — except Olivia de Havilland, who sees right through Bad Bette — in the ultra-lit John Huston melodrama "In This Our Life." (Photo: Warner Bros/1942)

Recs from the Vault: “In This Our Life,” “Meet Me in St. Louis,” “McCabe & Mrs. Miller”

Carlos Valladares
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April 26, 2018
(Left to right) Pete Townshend of The Who and Elton John is the Pinball Wizard in Ken Russell's "Tommy" (1975). (Courtesy of Columbia Pictures)

Recs from the Vault: ‘Tommy,’ ‘The Verdict,’ ‘Canoa,’ ‘The Bride Wore Black,’ ‘Pretty Poison’

Carlos Valladares
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April 12, 2018
(l-r) Sir Ralph Richardson, Dean Stockwell, Katharine Hepburn, and Jason Robards in the Sidney Lumet film of Eugene O'Neill's 'Long Day's Journey Into Night' (1962). Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

Recs from the Vault: swampy sounds, Eugene O’Neill and wild Wilder

Carlos Valladares
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April 5, 2018
Courtesy of Paramount Pictures

DeMille’s ‘Cleopatra’ is a riveting exercise in camp

Amir Abou-Jaoude
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Feb. 21, 2018
Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Forgoing the parables: The legacy of Bon Iver’s ‘For Emma, Forever Ago’

Jacob Nierenberg
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Feb. 15, 2018
John Howard, Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn and James Stewart in 'The Philadelphia Story.' (DEEMS TAYLOR/Wikimedia Commons)

George Cukor’s 1940 film ‘The Philadelphia Story’ delights audiences, even today

Amir Abou-Jaoude
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Jan. 19, 2018
Marilyn Monroe in John Huston's "The Misfits." (Courtesy of Jerry Murbach)

Marilyn Monroe’s final film screens on campus

Carlos Valladares
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Jan. 11, 2018
Laurence Olivier and Joan Fontaine in the 1940 film "Rebecca." (Courtesy of Silver Screen Magazine)

The 1939 ‘Rebecca’ is the perfect Hitchcock crash course

Amir Abou-Jaoude
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Nov. 30, 2017
Courtesy of Universal Pictures

‘Animal House,’ or what college is really like

Chelsea Red-Horse Mohl
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Nov. 16, 2017
Death Cab for Cutie performing at TURF Fest 2016. (Courtesy of Freedonn)

Sick late-century dream: Fiction, ’90s rock and the end of American innocence

Nick Burns
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Nov. 16, 2017
Jesse McCartney. (Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)

Jesse McCartney bridges nostalgia and modern relevance at Dinkelspiel

Jourdann Fraser
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Nov. 9, 2017
David Brent (Ricky Gervais) makes a phone call on the UK version of "The Office" (Courtesy of BBC).

The U.K.’s ‘The Office’ champions caustic cringe comedy

Olivia Popp
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Oct. 20, 2017
Bowie (Farley Granger), left, and Keechie (Cathy O'Donnell), right, in 'They Live By Night' (Courtesy of RKO Radio Pictures).

‘They Live By Night’ uncovers a soft side to a classic criminal couple

Amir Abou-Jaoude
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Oct. 17, 2017
A scene from Peter Watkins' "Edvard Munch." Photo: Norsk Film/1974

“Edvard Munch,” Warner Bros at the Stanford

Carlos Valladares
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Oct. 5, 2017
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