Fri, Feb 23, 2007, 12:00am
Old Joy is a simple movie about complex relationships. Two friends, father-to-be Mark (played by Daniel London) and a carefree burnout (played by indie-folk demigod, Will Oldham, aka Bonnie "Prince" Billy), reunite for a camping trip near Portland, Oregon.
Fri, Feb 23, 2007, 12:00am
The opening sequence of Shortbus, in which Anita O'Day's "Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby" is intercut with a claymation New York, introduces the film with the promise of a soundtrack that will not quit.
Fri, Feb 23, 2007, 12:00am
Sometimes, Columbia University, as an institution, teams up against the students and laughs menacingly as it grinds the spokes of its control deeper and deeper into their lives. Think: summer housing, transfer credits, meal plans, and study abroad credit programs.
Fri, Feb 23, 2007, 12:00am
Let's face it-the Oscars aren't for everyone. But whether or not you can pick William Shatner out of a crowd, Oscar night can still boil down to a great excuse to party.
Fri, Feb 23, 2007, 12:00am
In contrast to the happy, sentimental snapshots that fill the average family's photo albums, the images in the Guggenheim's current "Family Pictures" exhibition seem edgy and, at times, disturbing.
Fri, Feb 23, 2007, 12:00am
From the very opening of Bill Condon's Dreamgirls, it's clear that the film adaptation of the Broadway hit will be concerned almost entirely with the music-the percussion hits pulse, the horns jolt forward, and the camera moves in perfect synchronicity with the sound.
Fri, Feb 23, 2007, 12:00am
Correction appended.
Fri, Feb 23, 2007, 12:00am
To New York University students, holding a scavenger hunt in Washington Square Park is almost cliche.
Fri, Feb 23, 2007, 12:00am
Correction appended.
About 35 members of the Black Student Organization met in the Malcolm X Lounge last night to unveil a new mural and converse about what it means to be black at Columbia University today.
Fri, Feb 23, 2007, 12:00am
Since its creation a year ago, students at the Toni Stabile Center for Investigative Journalism have dug into everything from human smuggling to New York sweatshops to the ethical foibles of other journalists.
