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Eerie en Español
Carlos Villarías as the famous vampire In time for Halloween, let's dig into some creepy films that make use of the world's second most popular language. Until recently, when pouting and glittering in...
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The Hobbit
As you've no doubt heard, The Hobbit (first published in 1937) will soon be coming to a theater near you. Not once, but three times. Inside a Hobbit hole Each of J.R.R. Tolkien's three famous Lord of...
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A Celebration of New Year’s Celebrations
When the crowds gather at Baltimore’s Inner Harbor on the evening of December 31, and the live music begins playing, and the fireworks bring the night sky to vivid life, we’ll be participating in one...
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The Tournées French Film Festival 2013
Every spring, Hopkins hosts the JHU Tournées French cinema festival. Funded in part by the Embassy of France in the United States, the events are free and open to the public. Today marks the first day...
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A Love Letter to the Movies
Is that Oscar buzz wearing off? Awww. You only have a scant eleven months until the next round of stellar stories vie for competition. Of course, the Oscars are more than just the winners and losers,...
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Game of HopSFA
Are you thrilled that Game of Thrones has returned? Are you a fan of fantasy board games and sci fi movies? Then prepare to immerse yourself in JohnCon 2013 during the weekend of April 5-7. JohnCon is...
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Hard-boiled and Noir Fiction and Film
Travelling through fetid alleyways in the pouring rain, through thronging cities like beating hearts, and darkened rooms echoing gunshots and last breaths, the fiction and film of the hard-boiled and...
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Nuclear War and Fiction
In light of Summer Reading Season as well as the upcoming adaptation* of another story about what might happen after a nuclear conflict, let's look at some of the novels and fictional movies that are...
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The Dog Days of Summer
Is this Baltimore summer hot enough for you? You might say we have hit the heart of the "dog days" of summer. You might also wonder where the heck that phrase comes from! It turns out, the origin of...
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Anne Boleyn
This poem, by Elizabeth Akers Allen (1832-1911), is one of many works that have been inspired by Anne Boleyn who lost her head 477 years ago. She had won the heart of Henry the VIII, but refused to...
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Korean Movies!
If you’ve ever left a movie theater disappointed, convinced you were born in the wrong time, cheer up: a golden age in film is happening right now. It’s not happening in the United States, nor in...
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Summer “Camp” – Quirky Videos for Summer Evenings!
Is the summer heat wiping you out? Do you just need something fun to watch at the end of the day? Baltimore is well-known for its campy humor, probably best characterized in the films of John Waters....
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The Hobbit
As you've no doubt heard, The Hobbit (first published in 1937) will soon be coming to a theater near you. Not once, but three times. Inside a Hobbit hole Each of J.R.R. Tolkien's three famous Lord of...
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Hard-boiled and Noir Fiction and Film
Travelling through fetid alleyways in the pouring rain, through thronging cities like beating hearts, and darkened rooms echoing gunshots and last breaths, the fiction and film of the hard-boiled and...
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Beyond Frankenstein and Dracula: Literary Halloween Costumes
Still casting about for a Halloween costume? How about paying homage to something you read that sent shivers up your spine? A few suggestions: Shakespeare is always a great source. Banquo's ghost, the...
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Eerie en Español
Carlos Villarías as the famous vampire In time for Halloween, let's dig into some creepy films that make use of the world's second most popular language. Until recently, when pouting and glittering in...
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Fairy Tales for Christmas Holidays
As a young girl growing up in Indonesia, I remember that Christmas was one of my most favorite times of the year. My parents bought us a small Christmas tree that my siblings and I decorated. Every...
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A Celebration of New Year’s Celebrations
When the crowds gather at Baltimore’s Inner Harbor on the evening of December 31, and the live music begins playing, and the fireworks bring the night sky to vivid life, we’ll be participating in one...
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Sci Fi News – New Books and Movies
It's so important to keep up on the science fiction news, especially when you've made it to Winter Break. William Gibson, the author of Pattern Recognition and The Difference Engine, has a new book out...
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Virtual Reality, Virtual Worlds
What's going on in the world of virtual worlds? Snow Crash (1992) -- Okay, follow this: Facebook recently bought Occulus VR -- the Federal Trade Commission said OK -- because of course we all want to...
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