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Craven introduces 'stranger' to public

By Arvid Nelson | September 29, 1997

"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.

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'Spawn' showcases great effects but has weak story

By Arvid Nelson | August 8, 1997

"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.

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Hood receives donation of European Master prints

By Arvid Nelson | August 6, 1997

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.

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'Operation Condor' falls short

By Arvid Nelson | August 4, 1997

"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.

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