by Julia Vaccarella ’20 A&E Staff Marvel Cinematic Universe fans around the globe are raving at the theatrical release of the newest addition to the franchise, Black Panther. According to the Huffington Post, the movie grossed $242 million in the box office over the course of its opening during President’s Day Weekend. Black Panther is […]
by Sara Conway ’21 A&E Staff The lights dim. A quiet hush of silence suddenly settles over the theater and excited moviegoers. There is something special about seeing a new movie on the big screen, watching a story unfold and characters develop right before your eyes. It is even more magical to experience a book […]
by Patrick Fuller ’21 A&E Staff Lawyer Thurgood Marshall an outstanding United States lawyer, won 29 of 32 Supreme Court cases in the U.S., the most cases ever argued. He had a sarcastic sense of humor, a raging compassion for the innocent, and an unparalleled tact in the courtroom. As the chief counsel for the […]
by Blaine Payer ’18 A&E Staff Grab your kids, grab your wife, because they are showing all of the movies this weekend! It is Oscar season, which means it is the perfect time of year to get together with all of the youngsters and head over to Avon on Thayer Street. This year, they will […]
by Julia Vaccarella ’20 A&E Staff Portlandia fans everywhere are bracing themselves for heartbreak with the premiere of the final season of IFC’s popular sketch comedy show. The show, which premiered its first season in 2011, will feature one final installment with 10 episodes. Creators, Saturday Night Live star Fred Armisen, writer Jonathan Krisel, and […]
by Catherine Goldberg ’20 A&E Staff On the coldest winter days, hitting up your local movie theater to see latest movies is the best way to make use of extra time. One of the markets latest and most successful films is The Greatest Showman. The Greatest Showman is a captivating and light–hearted family film. It […]
by Ryan Cox ’18 A&E Staff When Netflix first announced a television adaptation of Lemony Snicket’s popular, children’s book series A Series of Unfortunate Events, critics were skeptical. The 2004 feature film starring Jim Carrey as Count Olaf received generally mixed to poor reviews and was a failed attempt at turning the book series into […]
by Blaine Payer ’18 A&E Staff The 2018 awards show season started off strong with a Golden Globes that will not soon be forgotten. Arriving in the midst of one of the biggest and most widely publicized scandals in the history of Hollywood, the Golden Globes became a blank canvas on which the Hollywood elite […]
by Julia Vaccarella ’20 A&E Staff Netflix marked the start of a new year with the fourth installment of their series, Black Mirror. Referred to by some as a modern version of The Twilight Zone, the British series is set in futuristic societies that have implemented various technologies from child trackers to memory implants. Originally […]
by Elizabeth Jancsy ’18 A&E Staff There is no better time than winter break to finally get to the movies to see this year’s blockbuster hits before the ball drops at midnight. Lady Bird crept on the movie scene, as it was released in select theaters on Nov. 3, but is now playing everywhere and is […]