It has been almost 40 years since J. Edgar Hoover, the former head of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, died. He served under four presidential terms and was considered, at times, to be the second most powerful man in government. Now, he is speculat...

Halfway through its first season, Showtime's 'Homeland' has already proven itself to be the best new drama this fall. The series follows CIA operations officer Carrie Mathison (Claire Danes, The ...

The Help and ndash; Kathryn Stockett's fantastic, but tired, story of racial conflict in the south circa 1960 and ndash; appeared on the coveted New York Times bestseller list this weekend for the 36...

The Rum Diary, directed and written by Bruce Robinson and based on the novel by Hunter S. Thompson, is a perfect movie for people who love the cultural stereotypes of the early 1960s...

A hopeful, promising, and certainly liberal air exists in Governor Mike Morris, and why not? His George Clooney (Good Night and Good Luck) mug appears in Obama-esque red and blue 'Believe' pos...

In the opening sequence of Martha Marcy May Marlene, the foreground of a nondescript setting comes into focus. Somewhere in the wooded country is a small farm inherited by a collection of men and women. First the men eat, and then the women eat separat...

At first glance, What's Your Number appears to be a typical romantic comedy. However, while it definitely follows the usual sequence of events of a romantic comedy, it has some surprising twists along the way. What's Your Number is the story of All...

This year, Tuesday nights have become a little bit better, thanks to FOX's 'The New Girl.' Zooey ]]>; Wed, 5 Oct 2011 1.2645975 Culture Girl.'  Zooey ALYSSA TAGIOS Culture http://www.theramonline.com/culture/ram-review/ram-review-abduction-1.2639781 STEPHANIE COX
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This past weekend I went to see Abduction starring Taylor Lautner (Twilight). I went in with low expectations and those expectations were fulfilled. Abduction is the story of Nathan Price (T...

It is rare to find a movie about cancer that is not completely hopeless. Too many times someone's illness or death outweighs any attempt to reconcile its dark nature with a few laughs or even a melancholy tone. Luckily for us, Jonathon Levine (The ]]>; Tue, 27 Sep 2011 1.2639753 Ram Review JAKE KRING-SCHREIFELS Ram Review http://www.theramonline.com/culture/ram-review/ram-review-moneyball-1.2633245 JAKE KRING-SCHREIFELS
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Moneyball, the adaption of the best-selling 2003 novel by Michael Lewis, isn't your typical sports film. Then again, what Billy Beane did wi...

The Art of FLIGHTpremiered on Sept. 7 at the Beacon Theatre in New York City to high praise. 'I loved the movie,' Luigi ]]>; Tue, 13 Sep 2011 1.2626724 Culture FLIGHTpremiered on Sept. 7 at the Beacon Theatre in New York City to high praise. 'I loved the movie,' Luigi SANDY MCKENZIE Culture http://www.theramonline.com/culture/ram-review/ram-review-contagion-1.2626723 JAKE KRING-SCHREIFELS
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Films often have the ability to produce visceral responses from their viewers, especially if their subject matter is graphic and dangerously realistic. Contagion, Steven Soderbergh's gripping...

How cam someone whose evil is immeasurable offer justice? This question, like many posed in The Debt, tries to pinpoint moral restitution for certain unspeakable atrocities. The film attacks this premise with a rough ebb and flow, resulting in a suspen...

The modern situation comedy has become so repetitive that very few succeed, and because of the lack of originality in premise, creators must focus on some other kind of hook for audiences. The Office served as a catalyst for the 'mockumentary' fo...

The Soviet space dog Laika was the first animal to ever orbit and then die orbiting the earth; no technology to deorbit had been developed yet. It was a test dog, plain and simple, an experimental creature that would eventually pave the way ...

Free-will versus pre-determination; this is the classic conflict that arises in The Adjustment Bureau, a movie by first-time director George Nolfi based off of the short story 'Adjustment Team' by Phillip K. Dick. The adjusters in the story ...

When the first shot of the latest film adaptation of Jane Eyre appeared on the huge theater screen in front of me, I thought I had died and gone to English major heaven. Despite my excitement for this new take on the novel, one tha...

She's Come Undone is one of Wally Lamb's greatest pieces of literature, illustrating the darkly humorous life of Dolores Price as she progresses from childhood to adulthood. Her life is plagued with an abundance of obstacles, beginning with rape and a ...

The Theater Outreach Program delivered a dark, dramatic and stirring performance of Arthur Miller's The Crucible on March 10. Directed by Kevin Guhin, FCRH '12, and Elizabeth Jackman, FCRH '11, and abridged by Elizabeth Certa, FCRH '12, the play wa...