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Film: 'The Dreamers'

By Dan Zak | February 12

For people who love movies, watching "The Dreamers" is like experiencing one long, sustained orgasm. But the pleasure has nothing to do with the rampant nudity or disarming sex scenes, and everything to do with the way director Bernardo Bertolucci celebrates the iconic movies of the '20s and '30s, French New Wave films, Nicholas Ray and the American movies of the '50s and, indeed, the entire medium of film - even the film he is making.

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Theatre: 'La Dama Duende'

By Pamela Martin | February 12

"La Dama Duende" (The Phantom Lady), a comedy of the Spanish Golden Age by Pedro Calder¢n de la Barca, has been reincarnated by the GALA Hispanic Theatre under the direction of Hugo Medrano. Originally written and set in the 17th century, the show retains its meaning and gains some spunk in Medrano's new setting: Spain in the 1920s.

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CD Review: The Walkmen

By Costa Caloudas | February 12

Occasionally, a band will lob up a hook so vigorously haunting it will revisit you at the most anomalous of times - when you're trying to perform a trivial task (tying your shoes, for example), when you find yourself staring out the window during a prolonged lecture, and when you dream. This staying power can validate a band's worth or, in some cases, the ability to annoy an unsuspecting listener.

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CD Reviews

February 9

The Eagle's music desk reviews CDs from bands such as Paloalto, The Subhumans, The Flaming Lips and Shinedown.

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Web Sights: Smiling

By Grant Ritter | February 9

Grant Ritter of The Scene calls attention to a BBC site concerned with spotting a fake smile and appreciating a real one.

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When in Rome: Under Italian sun, the natives get restless

By Blair Payne | February 9

Last Sunday, the temperature rose and suddenly Rome came to life. Piazza Santa Maria, the square near John Cabot University, is famous for its ancient church and beautiful fountain. For the first time, vagabonds congregated on the fountain steps, while street vendors pushed cheap jewelry at passersby and men played accordions on the sidewalks.

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The Locust swarms hardcore music scene

February 9

Artists have always challenged enthusiasts. Whether it was Hieronymus Bosch or Salvador Dali, Frank Lloyd Wright or IM Pei, Chuck Berry or Ozzy Osbourne, art has always taken people to the edge. The Locust is no different.

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Video Game Reviews

February 9

The Eagle's Scene section reviews some new digital entertainment (digital in both technological and anatomical senses).

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Indie rock tames Black Cat

By Emily Zemler | February 9

Upbeat indie rock's best - also known as OK Go, Army of Me and Spiraling - joined forces on the Black Cat's mainstage Saturday night, and proved that three admittedly different bands can come together for an absolutely seamless show. OK Go and Spiraling, who are currently finishing a tour together, were joined by local D.C. rockers Army of Me for what was, without a doubt, one of the snappiest and upbeat shows the Black Cat has seen in a while.

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Vanity meets vogue in fashion magazines

By Dwaun Sellers | February 9

One trend that these high-end fashion magazines do not take into account is that most of their readers are not the high society wives of overpaid husbands or independently wealthy heiresses, but typical college students who would love nothing more than to actually be able to afford the clothing and accessories pictured.

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The Rusty Nail: Defending 'The Vagina Monologues'

By L. Russell Allen IV | February 5

I assume every decent college or university has them. We all know the type: The ones who say ridiculously random and offensive things just to say them - not to improve dialogue or fuel a debate. It's kind of like me mocking sororities, but on a much larger scale.

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Dillinger Escape hits 9:30 club

February 5

"Warning: strobe lights will be used tonight" was printed in block letters on the foreboding black double doors leading to the 9:30 club floor, though in the end it probably didn't matter, since three out of four bands playing often lead to seizures anyway.

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Who you gonna call?

February 5

Each week, The Eagle will randomly dial a resident's extension and profile that lucky student. You could be next!

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Film review: 'Against the Ropes' *

By Neal Ferkso | February 5

"Against the Ropes" makes one of the cardinal mistakes found in many films today: It feigns the illusion that it can be all things to all people. Character actor Charles Dutton's directorial debut attempts to be a sports movie, a classic underdog story, a female empowerment tale and a comedy all at once. Watching it fail to accomplish just about all of these goals isn't amusing in even a morbid way.

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Not Quite Wrong: Feb. 5, 2004

February 5

Not Quite Wrong, Ross Nover's comic for Feb. 5, 2004

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Dept. of Performing Arts infuses 'Much Ado' with hip-hop

By Loren Bonner | February 5

AU's Department of Performing Arts will open their 2004 season with a writer that commands respect, a show that is sure to intrigue spectators and two concepts that are universal: comedy and romance. Professor Caleen Sinnette Jennings - director of the show and of the AU theatre and music theatre programs - adapted it to another of today's universal phenomena: hip-hop culture.

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Film review: "Miracle"

By Tony Gershenson | February 5

At the close of the 1970s, the Cold War raged as the USSR reached the pinnacle of its military power, while half a world away, young American teenagers discovered the joys of Atari. The threat of Soviet domination became increasingly present and the United States searched frantically for some bragging rights in the form of, well, a miracle. What can they turn to for such a hope? After they tried acid-washed jeans, hockey came in at a close second.

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