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...find himself at Harvard as a professor and co-master of Kirkland House. After studying at Lawrence and Columbia Universities, Conley’s financial circumstances and his opposition to the Vietnam War landed him at the University of Wisconsin, where he studied French literature, art history, and cinema. Conley taught at the University of Minnessota before coming to Harvard in 1995, where he now teaches courses in French and Visual and Environmental Studies. Conley is deeply focused on the relationship of maps and cinema. He recounts, “When I tell people I work on maps in movies...
...honors at the Golden Globes, failed to turn in an encore performance at the Oscars last night. The co-chair of the Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Transgender, and Supporters Alliance (BGLTSA), Ryan R. Thoreson ‘07 provided perspective: “It was disappointing to see queer cinema lose the big awards, but this has been a landmark year for queer cinema,” said Thoreson. “I think this year’s films have been important because they’ve gotten a wide audience to start talking about the issues that matter...
Don’t think that Richard “Sexiest Man Alive” Gere is an iconic figure of American cinema? Perhaps you forgot that this “American Gigolo” found a “Pretty Woman,” only to discover she was a “Runaway Bride,” and ultimately, “Unfaithful.” Yep, this tap-dancing, piano-playing, Tibet-loving actor is the 2006 Hasty Pudding Man of the Year. But before we toast his achievements, we should take a look at some flops...
Directed by Wayne Kramer New Line Cinema 1 star In the sort of action movie where everybody is shooting and screaming all the time, it often gets difficult to tell the heroes from the villains. “Running Scared” thoughtfully makes it easy for us: The bad guys love to maim, torture, and kill kids. Can’t get enough of it, really. Fortunately, they never get their wish because the good guys are always right there to maim, torture and kill the bad guys—and anybody else who happens...
...parents, the cooped-up, dark days of winter can feel like close encounters of the worst kind. But cinemas in cities around the world have created an alternative to being chained to your DVD player after Junior's arrival: movie matinees that welcome babies. Marc Allenby of Picturehouse Cinemas, which offers the Huggies Big Scream in 18 U.K. locations, says, "In one sense it can seem like hell on earth-you have people changing nappies in the aisle, shaking rattles and coo-cooing. And then as soon as the lights come down the babies who are aware of the film...