Underworld mines dark new sonic territory on 'Fish'
By Arvid Nelson | April 7, 1999Ambitious and delicious, the latest from U. K. rave monsters is delirious, sexed-up fun for grown-ups
Ambitious and delicious, the latest from U. K. rave monsters is delirious, sexed-up fun for grown-ups
After welcoming Bill Plympton and George Griffin last Spring
"A Stranger in the Kingdom," director and screen writer Jay Craven's newest film, aired publicly for the first time last Saturday evening in Spaulding auditorium. The film is based on Howard Frank Mosher's well-received novel about a small Vermont town struggling with its dark past. Shot on location Vermont, perhaps the most memorable thing "A Stranger in the Kingdom" in the stunning autumnal landscape.
The Dartmouth Film Society celebrates 25 years of co-education with 'Shattering the Ceiling' line-up
From astrophysicist to aspiring playwright
"Spawn" gives us a dark tortured hero and amazing computer-generated effects but, like too many action films today, goes heavy on the special effects and too light on the story. Todd McFarlane is a comic-book artist best known for his work on "Spider Man," and later "Spawn," a super-hero he created as well as illustrated. McFarlane has always been a better visual artist than a story teller, and all of the flaws inherent in the original story are prevalent in the big screen spin-off. First of all, there is no underlying theme to Spawn's superpowers.
The Hood Museum received 121 Old Master and nineteenth-century European prints, including 29 Rembrandt etchings, in a gift of unprecedented quality and quantity from the widow of late Dartmouth alum Adolph Weil '35, a long time patron of the Hood and preeminent American print collector. These excellent prints feature etchings, engravings and woodcuts by key figures in the history of European art and represent one of the most significant gifts ever given to the Museum. "I can describe this as one of the greatest gifts of art ever donated to the College," said Richard Rand, Hood curator of European Art.
"Operation Condor" falls far short of the mark of Jackie Chan's older films, such as "Drunken Master II." The film -- originally released in Hong Kong as "Armour of God II" in 1990 -- is Chan's latest U.S.-released action film and was written and directed by the renown martial arts star himself.
Artists of all disciplines will find activities of interest at the College
Director Robert Zemeckis teams up with author Carl Sagan for a sci-fi adventure about radio astronomy