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Tim Heidecker in Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie | Photo courtesy of Magnet Releasing

‘Tim and Eric’s Billion Dollar Movie’ Review

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Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim may be two of the funniest comedians working today. Since the early 2000s, the Los Angeles duo has amassed a devoted following for a series [...]

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Feb 3, 2012 | Leave a response

Oscars 2012

Nomination Speculation: Best Director

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This week’s blog post will be all about the man behind the camera–the director. This year’s list has a mix of both newcomers and more experienced directors that are used [...]

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Feb 3, 2012 | Leave a response

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Nomination Speculation: Best Picture

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January isn’t only the start of a new year; it’s also the beginning of Oscar season. The nominations are in, and during the run up to the awards ceremony on [...]

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Jan 26, 2012 | Leave a response

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‘The Adventures of Tintin’ Review: An Epic Adventure

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Whether young, old, or somewhere in between, everyone will get a kick out of Steven Spielberg’s latest animated triumph, The Adventures of Tintin. The film has managed to deftly bring [...]

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Dec 22, 2011 | Leave a response

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‘New Year’s Eve’ Review: Sappy and Sweet, Yet Perfectly Lovable

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New Year’s Eve is right around the corner, and what better way to celebrate than by going to see it celebrated in a movie? The film New Year’s Eve, directed [...]

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Dec 20, 2011 | Leave a response

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It’s a Wonderful Holiday Movie List

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The weather is slowly getting colder, the semester is winding down, Starbucks has broken out their seasonal drinks, and Boston is ablaze with twinkly lights and Christmas store displays. It’s [...]

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Dec 17, 2011 | Leave a response

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Op-Ed: Kari Koeppel on the Return to Sincerity in Comedy

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Being nice is back. Though the days of humor at someone else’s expense will never entirely fade, a consensus seems to have been reached within the comedy community; for the [...]

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Dec 17, 2011 | Leave a response

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‘Carnage’ Review: Short, Satisfying, And Not So Sweet

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Just as one shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, don’t judge a film on its premise. For those who are unfamiliar with Yasmina Reza’s Tony Award-winning play God of [...]

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Dec 7, 2011 | Leave a response

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‘Arthur Christmas’ Review: Christmas Mythology with a 21st Century Twist

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Arthur Christmas marks the fourth feature film from Aardman Animation, the British animation studio from Bristol, United Kingdom known for their stop-motion clay animation techniques. Aardman is probably best received [...]

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Dec 6, 2011 | Leave a response

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New Documentary by BU Professor Tackles Flawed Family Court System

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In 1992, Holly Collins went to a Minnesota family court intending to secure full custody of her two children, Zackary and Jennifer. She had believed that if she told the [...]

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Dec 5, 2011 | 16 Responses

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‘Like Crazy’ Review: Indie Gold

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In January, at the 27th annual Sundance Film Festival, writer-director Drake Doremus’  Like Crazy won, out of nowhere, the festival’s Grand Jury Prize for drama. At long last, the highly-anticipated film was [...]

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Nov 30, 2011 | Leave a response

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‘The Descendants’ Review: Clooney and Company Shine as Bright as the Hawaiian Sun

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WARNING: Some spoilers. Alexander Payne’s new film The Descendants, which he wrote as well as directed, opened Saturday. Payne’s last project as a dual director and screenwriter was 2004’s critically [...]

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Nov 28, 2011 | 2 Responses