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Vol. CLIV, Issue 10
Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Is the (lack of) early Oscar buzz worrisome?

Becquer Medak-Seguin December 3, 2009

So far, the Hollywood Oscar loonies have kept their mouths shut. By the Academy's standard, few, if any, films released this year have been Oscar-worthy. The Academy's standard (at least for Best Picture)...

On the cinematic horizon

Becquer Medak-Seguin September 20, 2009

There exists an awkward correlation between climatological change and quality of released cinema. As leaves become more and more chartreuse and sweaters more and more necessary after sundown, films become...

‘The Great Buck Howard’ shies away from all-out satire

Becquer Medak-Seguin June 2, 2009

In film, there is fine line between satire and feel-good ersatz. The former understands the imperfections of life and employs hyperbole to point it out while the latter takes itself much too seriously...

‘Rudo y Cursi’ misses the goal

Becquer Medak-Seguin May 27, 2009

Carlos Cuarón, brother of acclaimed Mexican director Alfonso Cuarón (''Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban,' 'Children of Men'), has finally done it: he has cinematically reunited Gael García...

‘Dry Creek’: Second episode creates romantic parallels

Becquer Medak-Seguin May 6, 2009

The second episode of 'Dry Creek,' the new web series from writer/directors Evan Cartwright and Ben Kegan, leaves a lot to be desired in terms of actual content - because of its brevity -, but will...

Postmortem meditation drives ‘Dry Creek’

Becquer Medak-Seguin May 5, 2009

The inescapable concept of death both suffocates and drives the first installation of Evan Cartwright and Ben Kegan's web series 'Dry Creek.' Affectingly silent and cinematographically precise, the...

Subtlety lacks in conceptual ‘Thinking of You’

Becquer Medak-Seguin May 2, 2009

Sean Day, Obreanna McReynolds, and Jessie Neill's 'Thinking of You,' a short film about a stalker's stalker, presents a profound shift in style from the insert's first film 'EmPlosive.' Whereas the latter...

Artistic weight drowns ‘EmPlosive’

Becquer Medak-Seguin April 28, 2009

  The first film in the insert, Tyler Calkin's 'EmPlosive,' is perhaps the most difficult to grasp because of its lack of plot. That's not to say, however, that it needs one. Calkin's exercise here...

‘blue moon’ short films leave much to be desired

Becquer Medak-Seguin April 28, 2009

Our award-winning art and literary magazine, 'blue moon,' added something welcomely new to this year's issue: visual media. Until now, 'blue moon' has been a seemingly traditional annual college literary...

‘Hunger’ satiates

Becquer Medak-Seguin April 26, 2009

Painfully patient and dauntingly deliberate, Steve McQueen's (not to be confused with the American actor) film 'Hunger' is an intrepid look at the last few weeks of IRA hero Bobby Sands without the...

Women’s lacrosse duo selected as NWLA all-stars

Andy Jobanek April 25, 2009

Diane Feuillet and Andrea Seymour, two women's lacrosse players on Whitman's club team, were selected as Northwest Women's Lacrosse Association all-stars today. The Whitman women are currently in fifth...

Festival de Cannes Selection Announced

Becquer Medak-Seguin April 23, 2009

  The 62nd installment of the most prestigiuos film festival in the world, the Cannes Film Festival (May 13-24), announced their official selection today. All of the big directors with new films...

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