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Photo: A composite image with seven different shows, movies, podcast, and books of Black artists and art.

BLACK HISTORY MONTH

This Year, Black History Month Celebrates African Americans and the Arts

January 31, 2024

Photo: A large banner on the side of a building in Boston's Seaport reading "Seaport = 20 Billon Dollar Climate Denial" as people walk by in their daily routines

Climate Change

City Leaders Need to Make Billion-Dollar Decisions to Protect Boston from Sea Level Rise

January 31, 2024

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

Photo: Sam Lisenco, a white man with stubble and a prominent mustache, poses for a photo on a red carpet. The picture is from the shoulders up, showing him in his black suit and black tie.

TV & Film

“Yes, Chef!” BU Alum Receives Emmy Nod for His Work on The Bear

January 11, 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 & TV

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: GFran Drescher, center, joined with National Executive Director and Chief Negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, and the TV/Theatrical Negotiating Committee members posing with one fist up in the air. They stand in front of a wooden wall.

TV & Film

BU Actors Celebrate Hollywood Strike Settlement and Return to Work

November 16, 2023

TV & Film

Real-Life Teacher and CFA Alum Ben Ducoff Plays a Teacher in Yaniv, His Debut Feature Film

November 1, 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: Writers from the Writers Guild of America picketing outside Paramount Pictures Studios

Film & TV

BU Hollywood Writer Alums React with Joy, Relief to End of 148-Day Strike

October 2, 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

Photo: 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

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