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Oscar time: It's never too early to make predictions: 'Titanic' may have the most nominations, but not in some key categories, leaving the statue up for grabs
By
Ben Mandelker
| March 10, 1998
This year's Academy Award nominations have officially brought Hollywood back to the spotlight after being upstaged by smaller, independent films in 1996.
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Coens return to stylized goofiness with 'Big Lebowski'
By
Joe Manera
| March 9, 1998
After the restrained lunacy of 'Fargo,' Joel and Ethan Coen let loose with the story of a loser bowler's scam
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'Twilight' has actors, mood to spare, but lacks suspense: Paul Newman, Gene Hackman and Susan Sarandon play aging L.A. lovers and friends caught up in murder
By
Ben Mandelker
| March 9, 1998
It's a sunny day in Mexico when this film begins. Shiny blue water shimmers on the screen and two lovers frolic at a beach resort.
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Hood tours reach out to students
By
Elizabeth Joyce
| March 6, 1998
New student tour guides try to bring their love of art to others
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'Killing Game' has laughs, lots of death
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Josie Huang
| March 6, 1998
Wouldn't it be nice to kill off any "Melrose Place" cast member you wanted to? Billy? Amanda? Michael?
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Marley concert lights up Leede
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Shialing Kwa
| March 5, 1998
I stood in line outside Leede Arena at about 7:30, feeling cold and wet, attempting to cast vicious glances at the group of nine-year-old boys standing in front of me, and I wondered if all of this was an indication of how the concert itself would be. Thankfully, I'm jamming on my way back to the dorm three hours later, high on awesome music and second-hand smoke.
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Hatcher '99 starts new drama troupe
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Ki Mae Heussner
| March 5, 1998
Dartmouth's newest drama troupe, Pretty How Town Productions, was created for two reasons: to increase student involvement and to benefit charity. In the words of its founder, Andy Hatcher '99, "I had this two-part idea: one was to encourage more student drama, the other was to create a philanthropic acting company that would raise money for local charities." Even the title of the drama troupe enforces the idea of more student involvement in campus drama.
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Replacement killers: Who should fill 'Seinfeld's' prime spot?
By
Tom Wellington
| March 4, 1998
"Seinfeld." It has been with us for nine years. It has been the number-one comedy on television for the last three years.
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Steve Miller; Indigo Girls coming
By
Matt Frucci
| March 4, 1998
The Steve Miller Band and the Indigo Girls will be playing in concert at the College on April 2 and April 24, respectively. Classic rock staple the Steve Miller Band confirmed their concert date just yesterday.
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Destiny's Child debut lacks R and B punch
By
Micheal A. Posey
| March 4, 1998
With The Fugees' Wyclef Jean, the new group tries to break out into the mainstream
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Sun Child Pariah offers songs from the heart with no pulse
By
Ki Mae Heussner
| March 3, 1998
Sun Child Pariah's newest album, "Songs of the Orchid," promises to play out the music of human feeling, from innocence to despair and finally to hope and triumph.
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August Wilson takes innovative approach to teaching
By
Sarah Rubenstein
| March 3, 1998
The Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and Montgomery Fellow teaches his craft to students at the College
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Sweet Dreams: 'Dark City' creates world, forgets plot: 'The Crow' director brings another dark, gothic vision to the screen, but provides no substance to accompany it
By
Joe Manera
| March 2, 1998
"Dark City" is the new film by Alex Proyas ("The Crow"), and it tries really, really hard to be dark and trippy.
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SamulNuri drums up a storm, combining music, dance
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Shialing Kwa
| February 27, 1998
If you have waited in line to check your blitz at the Hop recently, you've probably noticed these guys whirling and twirling and drumming up a frenzy on the television screen next to the computers.
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Bring in Da Music: Gospel Choir explores history
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Jay Krehbiel
| February 27, 1998
With the help of BUTA and Ujima, the Gosepl Choir re-enacts gospel history, from Africa to the present
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Rebelling, Japanese style: 'Shall We Dance' delights
By
Hank Leukart
| February 26, 1998
Last year's charming Japanese import follows an uptight businessman finding passion on the dance floor
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Beckett's 'Play' finds depth in simplicity
By
Michelle Chui
| February 25, 1998
Like a twisted rendition of campers telling horror stories by the campfire, the curtain to Samuel Beckett's rhetorically titled play, "Play," opened with three heads seemingly suspended above trash cans and lit only by flashlights from beneath. Huge, looming shadows flickering on the back wall of the stage and across the actors' faces reduced the scene to a simple contrast between light and dark. This contrast was, however, perhaps the only concrete component of the production.
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Book chronicles writer's journey
By
James M. Roberts
| February 25, 1998
Mosher's 'North Country' details his trip along U.S.-Canada border