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Film & TV

Interview: Saoirse Ronan

Street spoke with the 16–year–old star of Hanna about playing an action hero.

by SHELBY RACHLEFF

Review: Hanna

Saoirse Ronan shines in action thriller.

by SHELBY RACHLEFF

Review: Miral

Overwrought political commentary weighs down a soaring cast.

by KATIE GIARLA

Review: Hop

CGI bunnies send mixed messages.

by MICHAEL RUBIN

Review: Source Code

Somebody save Jake Gyllenhaal from his agent.

by STEPHANIE GHITIS

Welcome to Quakerwood

Though West Philadelphia is hardly Hollywood, Penn hosts a thriving student film scene. Just look no further than this year’s iteration of the College Houses Film Festival, held March 21–24.

by MICHAEL GOLD

Review: Win Win

Superb script and cast make for a stellar comedy.

by MICHAEL GOLD

Review: The Music Never Stopped

At least he learns to love the Grateful Dead.

by SHELBY RACHLEFF

Deja Vu: Dancin' in the Rain

Natalie Portman won an Oscar this year for being able to hold her face in the same position for two straight hours in Black Swan. The same consistency can’t be applied to her footing as a ballerina, according to Portman’s dance double in the film, Sarah Lane. Lane told EW this week that Portman herself was only featured in “five percent” of the “full body shots.” Technology, she explains, was used to put Portman’s face on her body. Another film that deals with burgeoning technology comes to mind, wherein the protagonist of a big screen spectacle also turns out to be a faker.

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Review: Sucker Punch

Powerful visuals pack a punch but can’t obscure sucker of a plot.

by GREGORY CORDINA

Review: Jane Eyre

Adaptation succeeds in as many ways as it fails.

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Christopher Walken’s Most Family–Friendly Roles

Christopher Walken has always possessed an intensity that has lent itself well to heavy films like At Close Range and King of New York.

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Defibrillator: Kundun (1997)

For most moviegoers, the plight of the Tibetan people isn’t the first thing to come to mind when reflecting on the work of Martin Scorsese.

by CHRISTIAN GRAHAM

Review: Kill the Irishman

Fightin' Irish almost hit their mark.

by ISABEL OLIVERES

Review: Of Gods and Men

Cannes prize–winner provokes stimulating debate.

by CHRISTIAN GRAHAM

Review: Paul

Blood and ice cream? More like farts and mind tricks.

by ALEX HOSENBALL

Metropolitan Masterpiece

With a number of mediocre sequels and insipid, CGI–ridden genre films on the horizon, it’s no surprise that audiences everywhere are hankering for the original, thought–provoking cinema of yore.

by MICHAEL GOLD

To Eyre is Human

Still lacking a definitive version, Jane Eyre’s impressive oeuvre of filmic adaptations should serve as a guide for filmmakers eager to adapt their favorite reads.

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Review: Limitless

Slick filmmaking can't make up for this thriller’s unnecessarily pessimistic take on humanity.

by JACK STANLEY

Interview: Ne-Yo

Street talked to Ne-Yo about his role in the upcoming thriller Battle: Los Angeles.

by SHELBY RACHLEFF

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