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Santana Lopez, reluctant softie for the Rachel Berry fan club | Photo courtesy FOX TV.

The Gleecap: “Dance with Somebody”

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The Gleecap is a column dedicated to a recap and review of the zany antics that occur in each episode of the television show Glee. Blog posts will be released each Wednesday following an [...]

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Apr 25, 2012 | 2 Responses

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Dramatically Deadpan: Damsels in Distress

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Whit Stillman certainly keeps up the trend of deadpan heroines in his newest film Damsels in Distress. The eccentric comedy, set on the grounds of a college campus, is anything [...]

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Apr 25, 2012 | 1 Response

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The MadCap: “Far Away Places”

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What a trip. Yes, this week’s episode was chock full of trips—physical, metaphorical, and psychedelic. The characters moved from place to place, in and out of reality, and in and out [...]

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Apr 25, 2012 | Leave a response

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IFFBoston Preview: Spotlight on Indie Films

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Park City has Sundance, Austin has SXSW, and Boston has IFFB. The Independent Film Festival of Boston, while not as widely known as Sundance or SXSW, is the only festival [...]

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Apr 23, 2012 | Leave a response

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The BU Film Society’s New Wave

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In the spirit of the Coolidge Corner Theatre, the BU Film Society is working to bring an arthouse classic to the big screen. The film of choice is François Truffaut’s [...]

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Apr 23, 2012 | Leave a response

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FX’s “Justified” Might Be TV’s Best Drama

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FX’s Justified just wrapped up an excellent third season, cementing its place as one of the best dramas on TV. Generally, cable dramas with huge buzz and acclaim (i.e. Mad [...]

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Apr 20, 2012 | 1 Response

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Eye-Opening “101 Photos for Press Freedom”

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From March 21 until April 22, the Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University and the Consulate General of France in Boston in collaboration with Magnum photos, presents “101 Photos [...]

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Apr 19, 2012 | Leave a response

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The Gleecap: “Saturday Night Glee-ver”

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The Gleecap is a column dedicated to recap and review the zany antics that occur in each episode of the television show Glee. Blog posts will be released each Wednesday following an episode. Beware, [...]

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Apr 18, 2012 | 1 Response

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“Next to Normal” Review: Songs of Dysfunction

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In Next to Normal, a Pulitzer Prize-winning rock-musical presented by the SpeakEasy Stage Company playing at the Roberts Theatre through April 22, suburban life is horrible despite every effort to make [...]

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Apr 18, 2012 | Leave a response

Pete is dressed in un-masculine colors and unflattering fits to highlight his aging and emasculation. Photo via AMC.

The MadCap: “Signal 30″

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Themes of emasculation were strong in this week’s installment of Mad Men, with fights, competition, and insecurity abounding between the show’s men. Women were curiously in power throughout the episode, in [...]

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Apr 17, 2012 | Leave a response

Radiohead's Thom Yorke at Coachella. | Photo courtesy of AP.

Radiohead Shines at Coachella 2012

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Prior to this weekend, I had been fortunate enough to attend three Coachellas – 2007, 2010, and 2011. Over those years I saw amazing performances from artists like Rage Against [...]

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Apr 16, 2012 | Leave a response

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NBC’s ‘Best Friends Forever’: Incorporating Improv into Network TV

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The sitcom has never been a very exciting medium structurally. Humor has changed since the years of Cheers and Taxi, but generally speaking, sitcoms still all follow a general structure [...]

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Apr 13, 2012 | Leave a response