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Despite this fairly straightforward unfolding of events, the film remains entertaining. Amid the obligatory smattering of slapstick comedy scenes, whimsically amusing details highlight the differences between Earth and Planet 51. The aliens exchange “high fours,” alien children don astronaut costumes for the premiere of...

Author: By Jenya O. Godina, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Planet 51 | 11/20/2009 | See Source »

Danish filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn, director and co-writer of the impressive “Bronson,” has made a name for himself hawking violence as a product. Most widely known for his “Pusher” trilogy that explores Denmark’s deadly drug...

Author: By Ryan J. Meehan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Bronson | 11/20/2009 | See Source »

“Bronson” is, by nature, just short of flawless. Despite an incredible performance from Hardy, the story’s limitations render every other character—from his girlfriend to his quick-witted handler to the chilling pedophile that approaches him in the asylum?...

Author: By Ryan J. Meehan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Bronson | 11/20/2009 | See Source »

In the 1950s and ’60s, however, the scope and the character of folk music and culture began to change in Cambridge. Fueled social movements including women’s rights, civil rights, and eventually anti-war protests, folk music emerged as a key outlet for young people...

Author: By Rachel T. Lipson, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Club 47 Revisited | 11/19/2009 | See Source »

This month especially, Harvard students can appreciate the richness of Cambridge’s folk character just by wandering the Square. Glossy black-and-white photographs of Bob Dylan, concert programs, colorful posters, and record covers line the display windows of Eye Q Optical and the late Z-Square as...

Author: By Rachel T. Lipson, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Club 47 Revisited | 11/19/2009 | See Source »

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