Category: Film and Television

Saying Goodbye to The Good Place

NBC’s Hit Show Comes to an End After Four Seasons by Madison Palmieri ’22 A&E Staff The final episode of the hit NBC television show The Good Place will premiere on Thursday, January 30, 2020 at 8:30 p.m. The comedy series has been on the air for four seasons—which are available to stream on platforms […]

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77th Golden Globes Sees Upsets and Firsts

While Ricky Gervais Stirs up Controversy as Returning Host by: Julia Vaccarella ’20 A&E Staff The Golden Globe Awards returned for a 77th time on Jan. 5, as the Hollywood Foreign Press Association honored some of the most profound names in television and film throughout the past year. To the surprise of many, Quentin Tarantino’s […]

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DeGeneres Presented with Carol Burnett Award at Golden Globes

First Person Besides Burnett to Receive the Honor by: Anne DeLello ’20 A&E Staff While most attendees of the annual Golden Globes spend the night waiting for their names to be called, this year, there was one award for which waiting was not necessary. Ellen DeGeneres received the Carol Burnett Award, and she was certainly […]

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The Artistry of Little Women Tells a Beloved Story

Director Greta Gerwig Highlights Attention to Detail by: Sara Conway ’21 A&E Co-Editor “I like good  strong words  that mean something.” So says the iconic, empowering, stubborn, and complicated Jo March of the novel Little Women by Louisa May Alcott. The most recent adaptation by director and writer of the screenplay Greta Gerwig—which opened on […]

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New Year, New Releases: Disney’s 2020 Film Lineup

by: Madison Palmieri ’22 A&E Staff With the new year comes a new lineup of movies, television shows, albums, and other forms of entertainment to be released over the course of the next 12 months. Disney, in particular, will release a number of new films in theaters in 2020. Ranging from reboots to adaptations to […]

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He’s Watching You

Netflix Releases Season 2 of You by: Grace Whitman ’22 A&E Staff The psychological thriller You premiered its second season on Netflix on December 26, 2019, and it has already drawn in millions of viewers. You’s main character, Joe, played by Penn Badgley, is a reserved bookstore manager in New York City during season one. […]

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The Irishman: Another Epic Scorsese Mafia Film

by Daniel O’Neill ’21 A&E Staff On Nov. 27, The Irishman was finally released for streaming on Netflix. Martin Scorsese’s latest mob installment continues his creation of long films, as The Irishman has a total run time of three hours and thirty minutes. This run time is unprecedented by other directors, and the film’s length […]

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Ricky Gervais to Host Golden Globes

Tom Hanks, Ellen DeGeneres to Receive Awards by: Daniel O’Neill ’21 A&E Staff For the fifth time in his career, Ricky Gervais will host the Golden Globes in 2020. Gervais hosted the awards show four previous times, from 2010-2012 and then once again in 2016. Gervais is well-known for being the creator of the British […]

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Let’s Rant: Fan Fiction

by: Anne DeLello ’20 A&E Staff While fans of the fan-fiction-turned-movie After may be pleased that it has won the People’s Choice Award for Best Drama Film of 2019, the movie follows a trend of others that have come before it, such as the popular series 50 Shades of Grey. Both were fanfictions turned books […]

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Disney+ Launches With Success

Attracts Viewers With Classic Movies and TV by: Julia Vaccarella ’20 A&E Staff   With much anticipation, Disney released its coveted subscription service, Disney+ on Nov. 12. The streaming platform has already attracted many customers, reaching over 10 million subscribers within its first day available. Although the service has yet to add an extensive amount […]

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