Wednesday, February 4

Lift your head to “˜The Philosopher Kings’

Leticia Chavez's day begins in the lobby of Hedrick Hall, where she works her way up seven floors, emptying the garbage cans of each lounge and laundry room before the crack of dawn, as students sleep soundly in their bunks. Read more...

Photo: Oscar Dantzler, a staff custodian at the Duke Chapel at Duke University, is featured in the upcoming documentary “The Philosopher Kings.”



Screen Scene: “Looking for Eric”

When a movie opens with a strong, stand-alone line, it becomes sort of like the film's thesis. A line like this establishes the essence of a film before we know anything about it. In "Slumdog Millionaire" we had "It is written," followed by Jamal Malik fulfilling his destiny. Read more...


‘Daria’ brings sarcasm back to DVD stands

Sitting around on the couch Sunday night in a post-"Pretty Wild" stupor, my friends and I surfed channels as we discussed the full-frontal nudity in the episode, the mother's attempt at pole dancing in front of her daughter's date and the hit band Wicker, when something on TeenNick stopped us dead in our tracks. Read more...


Filmmaker finds “˜Father’ in art

Directors have a very complex and intriguing relationship with the films they create. Read more...

Photo: The 2009 film, “The Father of My Children,” won the Special Jury Prize during last year’s Cannes Film Festival and will screen at James Bridges Theater on Thursday.





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