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Author: marielcalloway

  • Saturday 5/30 – Night 3

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  • Sunday 5/31 – Night 4

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  • Interlude II

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    MONDAY 6/1 AND TUESDAY 6/2

  • Wednesday 6/3 – Night 5

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  • Background

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  • Tuesday 5/26 – Night 1

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  • Isolating Tensions: Foreground & Background in “Children of Men”

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    The world in P.D. James’ novel The Children of Men differs vastly from the onscreen realm that we see in the 2006 film adaptation. The basic premise remains the same: widespread infertility has halted the birth of human babies for nearly twenty-five years and Oxford professor Theo Faron, along with the rest…

  • What We Talk About When We Talk About Theatre: “Birdman” Review

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    But how can we talk about Birdman? It, like Raymond Carver’s elusive love, cannot be talked about but only around. It can only be seen in contrast to what is not seen, its presence detected by way of what it moves, and creates, like wind in the trees or antibodies in…

  • Answered Prayers: “Foxcatcher” Review

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    In the closing moments of Bennett Miller’s 2005 film Capote, director Bennett Miller tells us that “More tears are shed over answered prayers than unanswered ones.” Foxcatcher tells a similar tale. It is cold in the same way that Miller’s Capote is cold, a pensive progression of events that will soon go awry…

  • (Don’t!) Let the Beat Drop: “Whiplash” Review

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    Like the title suggests, Whiplash is a jarring and explosive event, striking with a force and power that stuns and reverberates for moments to come. Director Damien Chazelle doesn’t direct a film so much as he conducts an orchestra, leading with a barrage of percussion and brass then, deftly, employs…