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Photo: A large group of students in a conference center at the GSU on Boston University's Charles River Campus. The students are networking with each other about clubs and activities.

Things-to-do

The Weekender: January 25 to 28

January 23, 2024

Photo: A photo of BU's Women's Basketball Team celebrating a great moment on the court. The team is huddled near the sidelines of the court. They are wearing their white uniforms with red detailing on the sides and for the numbers.

Weekender

The Weekender January 18 to 21

January 17, 2024

Movie Poster for "Wonka" a new film starring Timothee Chalamet as Willy Wonka. Here he is depicted in a colorful suit and tophat in front of other characters from the movie, like Oompa Loompas. Text reads "Wonka", "Timothee Chalamet", "Gobble it up, only in theaters December 13th", and "Every good thing in this world started with a dream"

Film

Envelope, Please—Who’s Going to See Wonka on the Big Screen Tonight?

December 15, 2023

Photo: A young Asian woman is shown filming using a large black film camera. The small display on the camera shows two young adults in the midst of being filmed for a scene.

Film & TV

BU Student’s Short Film Tackles Mental Health and Family in the Asian American Community

December 1, 2023

Composite image featuring multiple movie and tv show covers including "Killers of the flower moon", "Reservation Dogs" and the Toasted Sister Podcast

Arts & Culture

Celebrate Native American Heritage Month with These Books, Films, TV Shows, Podcasts, and Albums

November 17, 2023

Photo: A crop image of the movie poster for The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. Seven individuals pose dramatically, looking to the left. The two main characters are in the center with their backs to one another. The setting for the games is in the background.

Film & TV

Who Won Tonight’s Free Tickets to The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes?

November 16, 2023

Photo: A man holds a microphone while speaking to an audience in a large auditorium

Social Media

The YouTube Effect Chronicles Internet’s Good, Bad, and Ugly

October 27, 2023

Photo: Photo: Ben Stiller, a white man with graying hair wears a dark, dusty blue button up with similar color shirt and slacks. He sits in a plush chair on a wooden stage, hands up, talking. Next to him, in another plush chair, is Jeff Kahn, another white man with a blue button up, a pinstripe blazer, and the same color pants as Stiller. He is smiling as he talks, faced in the same direction towards the audience as Stiller is.

GUEST SPEAKER

Emmy Award–Winning Comedian Ben Stiller Latest Cinemathèque Speaker

October 10, 2023

Photo: A clown puppet from the movie "Saw"

Movie Quiz

Who Is the Lucky Saw X Fan?

September 29, 2023

Photo: Large trees with orange, yellow, and red leaves frame students on BU's campus as they sit and chat on and around a campus lawn on a sunny, warm autumn day in Boston.

Things-to-do

The Weekender: September 21 to 24

September 20, 2023

Collage: (From left to right) Margot Robbie playing Barbie, Barbie Oppenheimer, and Cillian Murphy as Oppenheimer.

Film & TV

For Barbie Oppenheimer, Retired Longtime BU Speech Pathology Professor, It’s Been a Summer to Remember

September 1, 2023

Photo: A graphic image of an outline of the Hatch Shell stage (an open, outdoor stage with a large, half-circle cover) with text overlay that reads WBZ 1030 NEWS RADIO FREE FRIDAY FLICKS. The color-way is navy blue and sky blue.

Things-to-do

To Do Today: Catch a Free Movie at the Hatch Memorial Shell

August 2, 2023

Image: A "Barbie" movie poster featuring Margot Robbie as Barbie. A white woman with flowy blonde hair tied back in a high ponytail smiles and lounges on her side with one hand raising her stylish sunglasses up. She wears a sleeveless white and black dress and is shown in the signature pink Barbie spiked circle. The pink circle is overlaid on top of a photo of a clear blue sky and the word "Barbie" is shown in the center. Small under that reads "Barbie is everything".

Movie Quiz

Did You Win Free Tickets to See Barbie Tonight?

July 20, 2023

Photo: A screen grab of the shot where Barbie, played by Margo Robbie, steps out of her heels and her feet are still curved.

Arts & Culture

Why Are We Obsessed with Barbie? And Why Is Barbie Still Here?

July 19, 2023

Film

Who Is the Lucky Mission: Impossible Fan?

July 11, 2023

Movie Poster for Jurassic Park: The Lost World, with a large dinosaur in front of a red and black background

Things-To-Do

To Do Today: Free Outdoor Screening of The Lost World: Jurassic Park on the Rose Kennedy Greenway

July 11, 2023

Photo: Poster for the film "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny". Text reads "June 30". A man in a cowboy hat (Indiana Jones played by Harrison Ford) stares down the camera. The image has a red hue overall.

Movie Quiz

Did You Win the Free Tickets to See Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny?

June 29, 2023

Photo: A older person with white hair sits alone in the front of a movie theater. The text on screen reads "Roxbury International Film Festival"

Things-To-Do

Catch a Virtual Screening at the 25th Annual Roxbury International Film Festival

June 27, 2023

A composite image with multiple covers for LGBTQ movies and books. Included are Pageboy, It Came From The Closet, Three Months, and many others.

Pride Month

Celebrate Pride Month with These 16 Books and Movies

June 20, 2023

Photo: A man with a moustache wearing a beanie looks out over the open ocean on a boat

Film & TV

COM Prof’s Documentary Revisits Improbable Story of Man vs. Whale

June 14, 2023

COM Prof’s Documentary Revisits Improbable Story of Man vs. Whale