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Such is the initial setup of The Boys and Girl from County Clare. John Joe (Bernard Hill), the reigning céilí champion who never left home, must face his younger brother Jimmy’s (Colm Meaney) up-and-coming band from Liverpool at a music competition in 1960s County Clare. Throw in some gentle subterfuge and a romance between the most talented members of the rival groups...
...third classic, coming only two years after Taxi Driver proved that the Italian-American movie-maker was no fluke. Robert DeNiro, the star of that movie, appeared again as a powerful figure on the brink of insanity, this time as Jake LaMotta, a real-life former middleweight boxing champion whose power had a tendency to also manifest itself outside the ring, and who followed up boxing with stints in the mob, prison, and stand-up comedy. In honor of this occasion, the Brattle Theater is celebrating with a week of Raging Bull, which won Oscars both for leading actor DeNiro...
...thrill of victory each sought in the absence of a playoff matchup was not to be found on the Cambridge side of the Charles River. Maki and Reese, both competing for reigning champion Dunster House, were bounced by Elm Yard in the quarterfinals, while Bernakevitch met an equally inglorious end—knocked out with the rest of Leverett House after just one game...
...Crimson’s worst campaign in over 50 years—anything might be looked on as an improvement. But using that philosophy to analyze this season would miss the real strides the team made, and overlook just how close Harvard was to challenging league champion Penn...
...when you’re a four-time Ivy champion in the 500, 1000, and 1650-yard freestyles, you get used to swimming alone—well ahead of your competition...