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...that it was everyone else’s. Richard Kelly’s “Donnie Darko” is a cult movie with a huge following. Centered on teenage angst, wormholes, and a big scary bunny, “Donnie Darko” remains the premiere sci-fi teen-epic of the decade, and its popularity has waned little since its release in 2001. A fair amount of debate surrounds the movie, as the storyline depicted therein reads nebulously at best. Purists may say that film is and can be the only medium appropriate for a proper treatment...
...seamlessly between sound bites and genial (if sometimes vulgar) humor, Madden, 35, has kept the campaign from getting too rattled by Romney's occasional malapropisms and gaffes. The effortlessness with which he laughs off Romney's missteps (when Romney told Fox News that his favorite novel was a sci-fi tome by Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard, Madden chided breathless reporters, "It's. A. Book.") is a tactic as much as it is a natural part of Madden's personality. "With humor," he says, "you can disarm your opponent and can put things in perspective...
...Concerning barriers to fi ghting inequality, Bridget T. Long, an associate professor at the Graduate School of Education, pointed to apathy as a major obstacle, describing today’s world as a “winner takeall” society...
...Then, Thomas F. Kelly, Knafel professor of music, played an excerpt from Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony and called the work “particularly fi tting for a celebratory day like today...
...been an early venue for national mega-hits, and this year’s fest promises to offer at least one film that’s likely to make viewers’ skin crawl with terror. “[The festival] presents a combination of horror, sci-fi, fantasy, action and cult movies—films people often do not consider in a serious way,” says Hinkle. Hinkle co-founded the festival and, along with a team of advisors, selects the films each year. The flavor of the festival changes annually, according to screenings that excite audiences...