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BAAFF 2023: B-Side: For Taylor (by Christina Yr. Lim) | Review - Film Fest Report

BAAFF 2023: B-Side: For Taylor (by Christina Yr. Lim) | Review - Film Fest Report

B-Side: For Taylor , directed by Christina Yr. Lim, screened at the 15th Boston Asian American Film Festival.

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Alamo Drafthouse brings beer and community to Boston cinemas

Alamo Drafthouse brings beer and community to Boston cinemas

Since Mesopotamia, there has been beer. And since Eadweard Muybridge, there has been cinema. No one had ever …

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BAAFF 2023: The Accidental Getaway Driver (by Sing J. Lee) | Review - Film Fest Report

BAAFF 2023: The Accidental Getaway Driver (by Sing J. Lee) | Review - Film Fest Report

The Accidental Getaway Driver , Sing J. Lee's feature directorial debut, screened at the 15th Boston Asian Am…

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BAAFF 2023: Starring Jerry as Himself (by Law Chen) | Review - Film Fest Report

BAAFF 2023: Starring Jerry as Himself (by Law Chen) | Review - Film Fest Report

Starring Jerry as Himself , which premiered at Slamdance 2023, screened at the 15th Boston Asian American Fil…

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Alum book "The Woman with a Purple Heart" gives an unsung hero her own novel

Alum book "The Woman with a Purple Heart" gives an unsung hero her own novel

When we read about history, who gets remembered? In historical fiction, who gets to be a protagonist? Emerson…

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IFFBoston Fall Focus brings some of the year's buzziest films to Boston

IFFBoston Fall Focus brings some of the year's buzziest films to Boston

Independent Film Festival Boston is hosting its Fall Focus series from Oct. 19 to 23 at The Brattle Theatre i…

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A look at Emerson’s first generative AI film class, one year in

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By Rina Laby, Ryan Yau Verified
| The Berkeley Beacon Verified
Over a year has passed since Emerson College’s first generative AI course, AI and the Future of Filmmaking, was launched last fall at Emerson Los Angeles. The course at ELA was one of the first in the country to specifically teach generative AI filmmaking, according to professor Stuart Acher, who created and teaches the class. Other film programs, including at Chapman University, Loyola Marymount University, and New York University, also offer generative AI courses.
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The only offensive thing about ‘The Drama’ is its writing

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By Charlie Desjardins, Ryan Yau Verified
| The Berkeley Beacon Verified
This article includes spoilers for “The Drama.” “The Drama” released two weeks ago, and even if you haven’t seen it, you’ve felt its mystique: The Boston-based black comedy hinges on a massive capital-S spoiler. But unlike the talk-of-the-town movies of yore, the hype surrounding its big twist isn’t for some bombshell ending; instead, the film gatekeeps its very premise.
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Scared of tuition debt? Take a summer class.

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By Ryan Yau Verified, Mariana Simioni
| The Berkeley Beacon Verified
The moving trucks show up in May, lining Boylston Street bumper to bumper, hazard lights blinking, parents hauling boxes while their kids say goodbye on the sidewalk. While some students prepare to chase internships or decompress, many will be logging on for summer classes. At a school that costs as much as Emerson, taking summer courses isn’t overachieving; it’s just doing the math.
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