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...Expect this to show up in the Toronto Film Festival's Midnight Madness genre program. But can The Host break the longstanding tradition of horror-fan xenophobia and be a stateside hit in its Korean-language version? Or will it be re-tinkered into a dubbed version with American actors in extra scenes, as Raymond Burr was shoehorned into the original 1954 Godzilla? Only time, and exhibitors' avarice, will tell...
...With the advent of the library’s 24-hour schedule, Lamont has become—especially during the doldrums of reading and exam periods—a place of revelry more than a place of study. The signs were apparent from the beginning. As the clock struck midnight on October 18, 1,500 undergraduates congregated in euphoric glee to celebrate Lamont’s extended hours. A chorus of cheers filled the cramped foyer as burritos flew through the air and starved, studious students leaped for the free Felipe’s. “Party in Lamont...
...Just after midnight tonight, as thousands of the film faithful waited to trudge up the red carpet for a 12:15 feature, a giant BOOM punctured the clear night air. Everyone understood its import. No, not a terrorist device; not even the soundburst of boos that greeted Sofia Coppola's Marie Antoinette in its world premiere here Wednesday. The noise heralded a 10-minute display of fireworks over the beach, its multicolor spume spraying the Palais' top balcony...
...question about the town's fondness for excess is: Why not? (Actually, the pyrotechnics were for the Marie Antoinette beach party.) The films in competition for the Palme d'Or tend to be a solemn lot, so any spiking of the punch bowl is welcome. The occasional midnight screenings of non-competing films is also a chance for the locals to snag a few free tickets, put on their best duds and see a movie. On the red-carpeted steps usually reserved for directors and stars, hundreds of Cannes residents snapped photos of hundreds of others...
...need an espresso machine. Even afterwards, the goal is to impress future employers, for whom you will burn midnight oil hoping for a larger December bonus. Someone at the Office of Career Services even told me my freshman summer was “the last time when I could truly do something I… just enjoyed...