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Two Lovers
Straddling the line between industry and art (and doing neither that well), “Two Lovers,” James Gray’s latest film about wayward
Guns N' Roses
The name Guns N’ Roses is a hex, a curse; synonymous with dysfunction, collapse, and eternal damnation—the Voldemort of the
"Quantum of Solace"
“There is something horribly efficient about you,” Camille (Olga Kurylenko) says to a certain British spy halfway through “Quantum of
Metallica
Throughout the years, Metallica has managed to remain heavily invested in metal while earning devoted fans outside of 17-year-old Nietzscheans
Going to Stay
LONDON — When I arrived here this summer, I expected to experience the same degree of culture shock I felt
Secrecy
The purpose of a documentary—and, some would hold, of art in general—is to make plain the unclear. “Secrecy,” the new
BY ITS COVER
CORRECTION APPENDED Anthony Bourdain, “No Reservations” The original bad boy celebrity chef (yes, we have those), Anthony Bourdain rose to
We Own The Night
Although “We Own the Night” is set in a stark, drab New York City of 1988, it is unmistakably a
A City of Strangers
There is no such thing as darkness in New York City. Always, streetlamps and headlights edge their lambent glows into
Emily K. Vasiliauskas '07
With a kind smile and bright demeanor, Emily K. Vasiliauskas ’07 doesn’t seem a likely match for the cryptic, tenebrous
Black Book
Brimming with bawdry and smut, Paul Verhoeven’s “Black Book” focuses on the sleazier side of World War II. And what
Playing House
PINING FOR THE QUAD I have been struggling with this for weeks. I have listened to my friends joke about
The Final Stretch In the Oscar Race
Bienvenido! Willkommen! Irashaimase! No, that’s not some lame kabuki version of “Cabaret,” and it’s not the opening lines to “Babel
To Bleed or Not To Bleed?
Last week, Mel Gibson’s latest gore-fest “Apocalypto” opened alongside “Blood Diamond,” the violent liberal ego-stroker by Edward M. Zwick ’74,
THE McCOLUMN: On Bond's New Woman
In the latest Bond film, “Casino Royale,” James’ dame du jour presents an unfamiliarly prickly exterior, mounted atop armor as
